428  
FNUS73 KSGF 181432  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2 RX...MISSOURI STATE PARKS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
932 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 18.  
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  
 
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING CURRENT RH VALUES OF 35-40%. EXPECT  
MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 25% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM  
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY WITH WINDS UP TO 10-14 MPH, GUSTING UP TO  
AROUND 20 MPH. PARTY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 22 32 41 51 44 37 30 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 54 57 61 65 67 69 70 69  
RH..............39 36 34 31 28 27 26 26 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 20 17 16 15 14 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 17 14 13 12 10 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 8 6 6 5 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 24 35 31 27 27 23 22 20  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........17 11 17 23 29 30 25 23 17 15 20 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 65 61 58 56 55 54 53 53 52 51 51  
RH..............28 34 41 45 47 49 52 57 59 61 66 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 14 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 2 3 4 5 4 2 1 3 6 8 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 49 51 55 61 66 71 75 78 80 80 79  
RH..............71 77 74 69 58 50 42 37 34 31 31 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.3 2.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 10 12 12 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 5 11 11 16 17 20 27 33 26  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...TITUS  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN GILMORE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606192.0/SGF  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL COLLIN.GILMORE@DNR.MO.GOV  
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