524
FNUS73 KSGF 181722
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTERN STARRX...US FOREST SERVICE - USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1222 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0400 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
THURSDAY: WINDS WILL VEER FROM SW TO N THROUGH THE DAY AT AROUND
5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH. MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 30-35% ARE
EXPECTED.
REST OF TONIGHT
TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........73 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............49 49
RH..............63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR
THURSDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65 30 20 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 48 50 53 61 65 69 71 74 75 75 76
RH..............61 65 65 62 50 45 42 39 35 34 36 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W NW NW N NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.5 4.1 3.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW N NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 8 9 10 8 9 8 9 10 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW N NW NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 3 4 8 9 14 17 24 32 37 34
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 (%).........11 1 27 20 12 11 10 9 10 12 14 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 70 69 65 60 57 55 54 53 51 50 49
RH..............37 46 45 52 62 69 74 77 80 83 86 89
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW W W W S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N S E NE NE NE NE N W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 6
TRANS WIND DIR..NW N S E NE NE NE NE N W SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 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 (%).........16 17 15 12 10 9 7 6 5 5 4 6
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 66 71 75 79 80 81 80
RH..............93 89 86 77 70 61 49 43 36 34 33 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.8 3.9 4.9 5.1 3.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 1 1 3 6 12 19 31 44 51 39
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...TITUS
REQUESTED BY...BENNIE TERRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606336.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENNIE.TERRELL@USDA.GOV
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