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Spot Forecast for Field Fire...Washington County Il EMA
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
229 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 CDT on October 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service.

.DISCUSSION...
An isolated shower or weak thunderstorm is possible through early
this evening. Otherwise, dry weather with light and variable winds
are forecast. Temperatures will begin to cool by 6PM or so, with
smoke dispersal decreasing rapidly.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent late in the
                    afternoon.
Temperature.........88 at forecast start...Max 89.
RH..................42 percent at forecast start...Min 39 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light and variable.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds south at 3 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise Light winds. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL at forecast start...otherwise max
                    6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 7 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /6060 m/s-m/ at forecast start. Max...fair
                    /6080 m/s-m/.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
Sky (%).........48     43     29     23     18     14
Weather cov.....       ISOLTD ISOLTD
Weather type....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........       ISOLTD ISOLTD
CWR.............10     20     20     10     10     10
Temp............88     86     80     73     71     69
RH..............42     45     56     73     79     81
20 ft wind......S 3    S 4    SE 4   S 2    S 2    S 2
20 ft wind gust.6      7      6      6      7      7
Eye level wind..S 1    S 2    SE 2   S 1    S 1    S 1
Eye lvl wnd gst.3      3      3      3      3      3
Mix hgt (kft)...6.4    5.8    0.4    0.4    0.4    0.4
Transport wind..S 7    S 7    S 8    S 8    S 9    S 9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..39     35     3      3      3      3
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

$$
Forecaster...Gosselin
Requested by...Darrah Sabo
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2522908.0/LSX
.DELDT 10/02/25
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