Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern/Central MO and Southwest IL
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...

There will be several rounds of showers and thunderstorms across
the area into early next week with locally heavy rainfall across
parts of the area.  Minimum relative humidity values will not drop
much below 50 percent the next two days but winds will stay out of
the south and gust into the 20 to 30 mph range.

For a point-based fire weather planning forecast, please visit
this website:

https://forecast.weather.gov/wxplanner.php?site=lsx

Note that the information found there does not replace an
official spot forecast.


MOZ072-073-083-084-099-270915-
Crawford MO-Washington MO-Dent MO-Iron MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Potosi/Salem Ranger District and Salem
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           20           60
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+12)     79 (+8)      62           78
RH % (24h trend)      98 (-1)      57 (-11)     86           48
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 9-13 G26                S 15-19 G32
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 10-14 G29  S 10-14 G26  S 8-12 G23   S 17-21 G32
Precip Amount         0.57         0.08         0.03         0.18
Precip Duration       5            2            1            5
1700ft mixing temp                 70                        70
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    530          2990         710          3940
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  8         S 11         S  8         S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 18         S 25         S 18         S 28
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1050         14190        1360         19950
                      Poor         Good         Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            4            2            4
Haines Index          3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows around
60. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.

$$

MOZ074-075-085-270915-
Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Madison MO-
Including the cities of Farmington and Fredericktown Ranger
District
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           0            30
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+12)     79 (+5)      63           81
RH % (24h trend)      93 (0)       55 (-3)      81           45
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 11-15 G27               S 15-19 G32
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 10-14 G26  S 10-14 G26  S 8-12 G22   S 17-21 G32
Precip Amount         0.82         0.13         0.00         0.05
Precip Duration       5            2                         2
1700ft mixing temp                 74                        74
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    500          2940         660          4440
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  9         S 12         S  9         S 14
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 21         S 26         S 21         S 31
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1120         15160        1390         21020
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   4            4            2            3
Haines Index          3            3            4            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows around
60. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

MOZ041-047>050-270915-
Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Including the cities of Columbia, Cedar Creek Ranger District,
Jefferson City, and Fulton
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           20           60           90
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+10)     81 (+11)     64           75
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+3)      54 (-24)     89           62
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 11-15 G29               S 16-20 G35
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 12-16 G32  S 11-15 G27  S 9-13 G24   S 19-23 G34
Precip Amount         0.07         0.02         0.22         0.44
Precip Duration       2            1            5            12
1700ft mixing temp                 75                        71
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    470          4160         550          3180
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 10         S 11         S  9         S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 23         S 25         S 21         S 28
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1200         17400        1180         16560
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            4            4            4
Haines Index          3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

MOZ051-059-060-062-065-270915-
Montgomery MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Franklin MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Washington, Union, and Sullivan
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           30           70
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+11)     80 (+10)     65           79
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+1)      58 (-14)     84           50
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 10-14 G29               S 14-18 G33
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 10-14 G31  S 10-14 G28  S 8-12 G23   S 17-21 G34
Precip Amount         0.35         0.02         0.03         0.22
Precip Duration       4            2            2            5
1700ft mixing temp                 73                        70
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    480          3530         560          3870
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 10         S 11         S  9         S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 22         S 24         S 21         S 26
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1110         15190        1200         18480
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            4            3            4
Haines Index          3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

MOZ061-063-064-270915-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles and Saint Louis
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           20           20           50
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+11)     81 (+10)     67           80
RH % (24h trend)      93 (+14)     58 (-9)      78           48
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 11-15 G28               S 15-19 G34
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 10-14 G27  S 11-15 G27  S 8-12 G20   S 17-21 G34
Precip Amount         0.60         0.01         0.01         0.11
Precip Duration       5            1            1            2
1700ft mixing temp                 75                        73
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    500          3540         650          4100
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 10         SW 12        S  7         S 11
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 22         SW 26        S 16         S 25
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1250         15300        1310         18650
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            4            2            3
Haines Index          3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-270915-
Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-
Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-
Including the cities of Vandalia, Centralia, Salem, Chester,
Sparta, Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, and Cahokia
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           0            30
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+13)     79 (+7)      66           82
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+16)     59 (-4)      82           49
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 13-17 G29               S 15-19 G34
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 11-15 G26  S 14-18 G28  S 9-13 G22   S 17-21 G34
Precip Amount         0.57         0.09         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration       5            2                         2
1700ft mixing temp                 75                        75
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    530          3510         620          4680
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S  9         S 13         S  9         S 14
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 20         S 29         S 20         S 32
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1180         18280        1270         23190
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   4            4            2            3
Haines Index          3            3            3            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-270915-
Knox MO-Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-
Audrain MO-Lincoln MO-
Including the cities of Hannibal, Bowling Green, and Mexico
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           60           80
Temp (24h trend)      61 (+11)     80 (+12)     63           74
RH % (24h trend)      93 (0)       55 (-8)      86           58
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 11-15 G30               S 16-20 G38
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 13-17 G32  S 12-16 G29  S 9-13 G24   S 20-24 G40
Precip Amount         0.11         0.03         0.21         0.34
Precip Duration       1            1            5            10
1700ft mixing temp                 75                        69
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    510          3860         560          3180
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 10         SW 11        S  8         S 13
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 23         SW 25        S 18         S 29
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1370         17080        1120         15920
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            4            5            4
Haines Index          3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs around 70.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ095>098-270915-
Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-Calhoun IL-
Including the cities of Quincy, Mount Sterling, and Pittsfield
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           20           40           70
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+13)     80 (+12)     65           76
RH % (24h trend)      91 (-1)      58 (-2)      83           54
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 12-16 G28               S 14-18 G33
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 13-17 G30  S 12-16 G27  S 9-13 G22   S 16-20 G33
Precip Amount         0.15         0.01         0.11         0.23
Precip Duration       2            1            2            8
1700ft mixing temp                 76                        70
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    560          3870         630          3330
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 11         SW 11        S  8         S 12
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 24         SW 25        S 18         S 26
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1420         15430        1130         16070
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            4            4            4
Haines Index          3            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ058>060-099-270915-
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Jersey IL-
Including the city of Litchfield
243 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           20           20           40
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+13)     80 (+11)     65           78
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+18)     57 (-6)      83           49
Wind 20ft AM(mph)                  S 13-17 G29               S 16-20 G37
Wind 20ft PM(mph)     S 12-16 G29  S 14-18 G29  S 9-13 G23   S 18-22 G35
Precip Amount         0.62         0.03         0.01         0.07
Precip Duration       4            1            1            2
1700ft mixing temp                 76                        72
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    520          3330         650          4090
Transport Wnd (m/s)   S 10         SW 12        S  8         S 13
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 23         SW 28        S 18         S 30
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     1360         16110        1270         22520
                      Poor         Excellent    Poor         Excellent
LAL                   5            3            3            3
Haines Index          3            3            3            4

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$


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