531
FNUS73 KSGF 181643
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSIEK PURPLE TRAIL BURN UNIT...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1143 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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
FOR THE REST OF TODAY, WINDS OUT OF THE WEST UP TO 10 MPH ARE
EXPECTED, WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH. MINIMUM RH VALUES OF
25-30% ARE EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 34 34 34 34 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 65 67 68 69 69
RH..............30 28 28 28 27 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 15 15 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.4 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 13 12 10 9
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 6 5 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 31 31 29 28 18
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 27 29 32 13 8 8 7 11 22 50 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 64 59 58 55 52 50 49 49 48 48 48
RH..............32 38 44 45 51 56 58 61 61 65 68 71
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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 (%).........24 14 0 0 4 11 13 10 4 11 3 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 48 48 53 61 66 70 73 77 78 78 79
RH..............76 74 79 71 58 52 47 44 37 36 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 1.9 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.9 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 12 12 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 7 14 15 23 30 35 35 25
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...TITUS
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605637.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PAUL.JOHNSON@MDC.MO.GOV
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