709
FNUS73 KSGF 221540
FWSSGF

Spot Forecast for Hilltop RXB...MO Dept of Conservation
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1040 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on July 22.
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...

Current forecast for this afternoon is on track following a cold
(cool) front passage last night. The cool front is bringing more
northerly winds, relatively cooler weather (highs capping out in
the lower 80s), and better mixing with ventrates at 55-65 kt-ft
and mixing heights at around 5-6 kft. The northerly winds are
expected to be a bit constant at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 13-18
mph at times.

Main deviations from the forecast shown below is given the
unsheltered nature of the SPOT paired with grass being the main
fuel type, highs may be a bit greater towards the mid-80s paired
with a 60% chance for RHs to be lower than 50%. A better minimum
RH range would be between 40-50% by the middle of this afternoon.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8   9   13  15  17  15  30
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............75  77  79  80  80  81  80
RH..............61  61  56  52  52  51  52
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..8   7   8   8   7   8   7
20 FT wind gust.14  14  15  14  14  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...3.9 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.2
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.13  14  14  13  13  13  12
Vrate kt-ft/1K..43  54  59  56  60  61  52
Ventrate Cat....FR  FR  FR  FR  GD  GD  FR

$$
Forecaster...Price
Requested by...Matthew Peter
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2617970.0/SGF
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL john.peter2@mdc.mo.gov