765  
FNUS73 KSGF 181645  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSIEK EAST GLADE...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
1145 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 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 TONIGHT: RH RECOVERY TO 60-70% UNDER LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS.  
 
FOR THURSDAY: WINDS WILL VEER FROM SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY TO  
NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY UP TO 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
10-15 MPH. MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 30-35%.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........8 6 10 19 51 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 49 48 46 48 48  
RH..............63 61 63 71 65 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 12 10 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 14 0 0 4 10 12 9 4 11 3 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 48 49 54 61 66 70 73 78 78 78 79  
RH..............71 74 76 68 58 52 47 44 36 35 35 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 1.9 2.6 3.1 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 8 9 10 9 12 12 12 10 9  
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 5 5 5 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 7 14 15 26 31 35 35 22  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR 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 (%).........6 4 6 9 11 12 13 14 11 9 11 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 74 70 66 61 58 57 56 54 51 50 49  
RH..............39 44 51 56 67 75 75 77 83 89 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NW N N N N N N NW NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 16 13 10 7 5 2 0 4 9 13 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 49 52 56 61 67 72 77 80 82 82 82  
RH..............96 93 89 83 75 63 53 45 39 35 34 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.8 2.4 3.3 4.0 4.2 3.2  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 3 4 9 15 27 40 46 35  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...TITUS  
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT SUPERVISOR  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606321.0/SGF  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PAUL.JOHNSON@MDC.MO.GOV  
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