261  
FNUS73 KSGF 192303  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSIEK PRESCRIBED FIRE...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
603 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 20.  
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
 
 
SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 15 MPH WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY. RH VALUES WILL  
DROP TO AROUND 25%.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 3 2 3 2 6 7 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 73 78 83 86 87 87 87  
RH..............64 56 46 38 32 30 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 9 10 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 1.8 2.4 3.5 4.5 5.4 3.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 12 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 10 13 17 29 45 62 52  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 13 12 10 11 7 5 3 3 4 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 82 77 72 69 66 64 62 61 59 57 56  
RH..............30 34 39 46 51 56 60 67 70 74 80 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...WISE  
REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN MCCLEARY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606642.0/SGF  
.DELDT 03/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DUSTIN.MCCLEARY@MDC.MO.GOV  
 
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