429
FNUS73 KSGF 272117
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR PREUSHCH SMITH RX...US FOREST SERVICE - USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
317 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-762-4363, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING,
WITH POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE DRY CONDITIONS
WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ANY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TO REACH THE
GROUND DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY, WITH A DEEP DRY LAYER OF AIR TO
OVERCOME. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20-30% RANGE
ARE EXPECTED.
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 5-10 MPH AT IGNITION WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WINDS
WILL SHIFT OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES SOUTH.
THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP CHANCES LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
SATURDAY
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 40 41 51 58 60 60 58 55
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 10 20 20 20
TEMP............54 59 64 68 72 73 73 74 73
RH..............47 42 37 33 29 28 29 29 30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 10 10 10 12 10 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 18 21 21 22 21 23 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.7 4.6 5.4 3.9 2.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 21 22 22 20 21 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 19 32 51 70 87 91 69 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD PR
SATURDAY NIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 24 28 31 32 32 33 42 51 60 63 66
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 67 62 59 57 55 53 50 46 43 41 39
RH..............36 39 48 55 57 57 54 56 63 65 65 64
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW N N N N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W NW NW N N N N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 12 14 17 17 17 16 16 16
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW NW N N N N NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 6 5 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 7 7 7 8 12 18 18 17 14 15 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 73 77 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 90 91
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............38 38 39 41 43 46 49 51 53 53 52 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
FORECASTER...CAMDEN
REQUESTED BY...SONNY CALDWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604260.0/SGF
.DELDT 02/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SONNY.CALDWELL@USDA.GOV
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