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FNUS73 KSGF 121353
FWSSGF

Spot Forecast for WKT-BT...MO Dept of Conservation
National Weather Service Springfield MO
853 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on March 12.
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...

Minimum afternoon relative humidities in the mid 20s. Maximum
mixing heights this afternoon around 4500 to 5000 feet. 20ft winds
out of south to southeast at 8 to 12 mph. Increasing high level
cloud cover through the late afternoon with highs in the upper
70s to near 80 degrees.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  0   1   1   1   4   22  41  60
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............55  63  67  71  76  78  80  80  80
RH..............53  45  40  36  31  28  25  24  24
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  S
20 FT wind spd..5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.12  12  10  9   9   9   10  10  9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 1.1 1.8 2.1 2.8 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.4
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  S
Transp wind spd.9   10  9   8   9   12  10  12  12
Trans wind dir..S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  S
Trans spd (m/s).4   4   4   4   4   5   4   5   5
Haines index....4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   10  15  15  22  37  38  47  44
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........79  86  81  70  69  66  49  47  24  19  17  14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0   0
Temp............79  76  71  69  66  64  62  60  58  57  55  52
RH..............25  32  38  41  44  46  52  58  61  69  77  85
20 FT wind dir..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   SE  NE  NE  N
20 FT wind spd..5   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   3   5
20 FT wind gust.8   7   7   7   8   8   9   9   9   9   8   8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mix hgt (km)....0.3 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  SE  E   SE  E   E   E   SE  S   W   W   NW
Transp wind spd.8   7   7   7   6   7   8   7   7   6   7   7
Trans wind dir..SE  SE  E   SE  E   E   E   SE  S   W   W   NW
Trans spd (m/s).4   3   3   3   3   3   4   3   3   3   3   3
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   2   2
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........12  19  12  7   8   8   8   6   4   2   2   6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............51  51  50  54  60  65  69  74  76  77  78  77
RH..............85  89  92  83  69  60  50  42  38  37  35  34
20 FT wind dir..N   S   NE  E   E   E   E   SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   6   6
20 FT wind gust.8   8   7   7   8   9   9   10  12  13  13  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.1
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.9
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  N   NE  NE  NE  E   SE  S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.6   7   6   6   6   5   6   6   7   9   12  12
Trans wind dir..NW  NW  N   NE  NE  NE  E   SE  S   S   S   S
Trans spd (m/s).3   3   3   3   3   2   3   3   3   4   5   5
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..1   2   2   2   4   5   10  14  20  32  41  32
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  PR

$$
Forecaster...Perez
Requested by...S. Whitaker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506164.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/12/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL stasia.whitaker@mdc.mo.gov