444
FNUS73 KSGF 181400
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR GWCA PRAIRIE RX...US PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
900 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 19.
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
FOR THURSDAY, LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES
AROUND 35%. WINDS WILL VEER FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST TO NORTH
THROUGH THE DAY AT 5-10 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 3 2 1 3 4 6 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 66 71 74 77 78 78 78
RH..............58 50 42 40 36 35 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 15 15 15 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.6 3.2 3.8 3.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SW W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 14 16 20 26 32 38 32
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........16 21 17 14 10 8 7 5 6 8 9 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 73 69 65 61 59 57 56 55 53 53 51
RH..............40 44 51 58 67 69 72 74 77 83 83 86
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.4 M M 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.1 M M 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW M M N N NE NE NE E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 M M 6 9 9 9 8 8 7 6
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW M M N N NE NE NE E SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 M M 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 2 M M 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR M M PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 12 9 7 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 51 54 58 63 68 74 78 81 82 82 81
RH..............86 86 80 75 67 59 48 42 37 35 34 37
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.2 2.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 4 7 13 21 32 44 48 35
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...TITUS
REQUESTED BY...KRYSTEN BAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606253.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KRYSTEN_BAUER@NPS.GOV
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