193  
FNUS73 KSGF 190753  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WKT - TH-E...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
253 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 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  
 
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TODAY HOWEVER  
SUNSHINE IS STILL EXPECTED. CURRENT FORECAST YIELDS RH VALUES DOWN TO AROUND  
40% HOWEVER THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR RH TO DROP CLOSER TO 35% IF TEMPS ARE  
A FEW DEGREES WARMER. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WITH LIGHT SPEEDS AROUND 5-8MPH  
AND GUSTS TO 10 MPH. THESE LIGHT WINDS WILL KEEP VENT RATES IN THE POOR CATEGORY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........36 43 36 33 34 37 47 43 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 55 59 62 65 66 67 70 67  
RH..............77 69 62 56 48 47 43 41 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.0 2.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 6 11 14 20 24 21 18 15  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 46 49 53 37 27 29 29 15 16 13 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 64 59 57 55 54 53 52 52 52 50 50  
RH..............50 52 64 67 72 74 77 86 86 86 86 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 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.SE E E E E E SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE E E E E E SE S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 13 16 11 15 29 45 27 46 62 41 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 48 50 53 58 63 66 69 69 70 71 69  
RH..............89 93 86 83 75 65 56 51 51 47 47 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.2 2.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 9 9 7 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 4 6 12 16 17 27 28 19 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...BURCHFIELD  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN GAUGER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623996.0/SGF  
.DELDT 10/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RGAUGER@TNC.ORG  
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