877  
FNUS73 KSGF 201437  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TABOR...USDA - FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
937 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 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
 
RH IS FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 30% RANGE BY  
THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY, WITH LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND SUNRISE BECOMING WESTERLY IN LATE MORNING  
AND SOUTHWESTERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON, REMAINING SOUTHWESTERLY  
UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN ROUGHLY 7-8 PM. WINDS TURN VARIABLE  
AS THE FRONT PASSAGE, BECOMING NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AFTER  
THE FRONT PASSES.  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON  
AND THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. WHILE  
CHANCES OF STORMS ARE LOWER AHEAD OF THE FRONT, ISOLATED STORM  
DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1615-2286 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 25 33 35 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............93 94 95 95 93  
RH..............37 35 34 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0 7.5 7.3 6.9 5.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..63 68 66 55 43  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD GD FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-457 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 4  
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 65 87 74 81 73 80 74 80 85 75 78  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............92 89 84 81 79 77 75 73 72 71 69 69  
RH..............37 42 51 58 62 69 71 76 81 84 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W N NE N NW N NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 16 9 7 7 7 6 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW E NW N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW NW E NW N N N N NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7  
TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (35300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.25 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........76 82 75 69 58 73 55 44 66 47 25 36  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 40 40 50 40 20 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............69 68 70 73 78 81 85 86 86 87 86 85  
RH..............93 97 93 87 76 69 61 59 57 55 57 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE N N N N NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 8 7 7 8 8 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.1 3.1 3.7 4.9 5.0 4.0 1.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 6 11 13 19 22 35 35 24 13  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...SORIA  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622170.2/SGF  
.DELDT 09/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THOMAS.PORTER@USDA.GOV,REGGIE.BRAY@USDA.GOV,MOMOC.DISPATCH@USDA.GOV,JESS.REGISTER@USDA.GOV  
 
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