A 3185 acre wild fire, called the basin fire, occurred in the Mark Twain National Forest in eastern Taney County. The US Forest Service battled the fire and ultimately contained it.
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A 3185 acre wild fire, called the basin fire, occurred in the Mark Twain National Forest in eastern Taney County. The US Forest Service battled the fire and ultimately contained it.
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NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 1, 11:44 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 1144 AM CST Sat Mar 1 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Some spotty areas of elevated fire weather conditions(2 of 4) possible this afternoon and Sunday afternoon. - Several rounds of precipitation will begin Sunday night and continue through the week. - Strong to severe storms and heavy rain possible on Tuesday though some uncertainty still remains. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 141 AM CST Sat Mar 1 2025 Synoptic overview and current conditions: Water vapor imagery and upper level analysis show split flow continuing over the CONUS with an amplified northern stream pattern and westerly southern stream flow along the Gulf coastal states. An amplified upper ridge was over the western U.S. with northwest flow east of the ridge extending southeast into the forecast area. South of the ridge out west, a cutoff low was located off the California coast. An upper level shortwave within the northwest flow has shifted southeast into the Great Lakes region and Ohio valley with a surface cold front that has pushed through the forecast area this evening. The surface winds have diminished from earlier this evening initially behind the front. Rest of tonight into Today: Northwest flow aloft will continue over the area which will help to shift a colder air mass into the area and will end our streak of highs in the 60's and 70's. Highs today should reach the mid 40s in the north to the mid to upper 50s in the southwest. Most of the area will be near the climatological norms for this time of year. Dry conditions will persist with afternoon humidity levels dipping into the 20s and 30s. While it won't be nearly as windy today as yesterday, some gusts up to 20 mph will be possible and give spotty areas of elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon. Tonight: The surface high will shift over the area and then to the east of the area by 12z Sunday. Dry and cooler conditions are expected to continue as this airmass moves over the area, with lows from the low 20s in the northeast CWA to the low 30s in the southwest. Sunday: This will be a transition day as the upper trough shifts east to along the Atlantic coast and the first upper shortwave begins to push into the plains from the west. With low pressure developing to our west and the high pressure to our east, we will see an increase in southerly winds, especially in our western CWA. Will start to see Gulf moisture begin to increase, but still with afternoon RH values in the 28 to 37 percent range and could see some pockets of elevated fire weather conditions in the western CWA where some wind gusts up to 25 mph will be possible. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 141 AM CST Sat Mar 1 2025 Precipitation chances Sunday night into Monday: A low level jet will begin to develop ahead of the shortwave in the plains on Sunday evening and continue through the overnight hours. This will help to draw and area of Gulf moisture into the area along with a narrow ribbon of MUCAPE (200-300j/kg) into our southwest CWA. We are expecting mostly showers(30-60%) with some embedded thunderstorms Sunday night, with the better chances over the western half of the CWA. QPF with this first wave generally ranges from a tenth of an inch up to a quarter of an inch, but could see slightly higher localized amounts with embedded thunderstorms. Thunderstorms on Tuesday: A stronger upper level system will move into the plains on Monday night. Ensemble guidance still has timing and location differences with the upper and surface low as well as the moisture axis and strength of moisture push into the area. As a result, there are still some uncertainties with the severe weather chances on Tuesday. There should be a pretty decent push of Gulf moisture northward over the lower Mississippi valley and into our CWA with ensemble average PW values reaching the 90th percentile or higher for this time of year. Mean ensemble surface based CAPES of 500-600 j/kg are progged over the area for Tuesday with plenty of shear potential. The best CAPE/SHEAR combo looks to be south of the area which matches with the CIPS/CSU/SPC outlooks for Tuesday. We are in the 15% area for SPC severe potential (the new outlook comes out around 4 AM). We are also in a slight risk of excessive rainfall over our southeast CWA. With the high PW values and strong dynamics, there will also be a heavy rain potential as this system moves through. Highest chances of showers and thunderstorms(90-100%) will be during the day on Tuesday. We are maintaining some showers Tuesday night(40-80%) with some wrap around moisture, though not all models are showing this, with most locations dry by Wednesday. Another round of precipitation late in the week: A frontal boundary will push through the area Thursday night into Friday before stalling out with the southwesterly flow aloft. Moisture will likely overrun the front with precipitation chances increasing Thursday night into Friday. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1143 AM CST Sat Mar 1 2025 Confidence is high that VFR conditions will persist through the TAF period with passing high clouds at times. North to northeast winds will continue today with gusts to 18kts this afternoon. Winds will decrease and turn east to southeasterly by Sunday morning. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && SHORT TERM...Lindenberg LONG TERM...Lindenberg AVIATION...Burchfield
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 112 PM CST Sat Mar 1 2025 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-021915- Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton- Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone- Taney-Ozark-Oregon- 112 PM CST Sat Mar 1 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated fire weather risk. DISCUSSION... Afternoon humidity will drop into the 25 to 35 percent range across the area. Wind gusts up to 20 mph will create elevated fire danger through the afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Humidity values of 25 to 35 percent combined with wind gusts up to 20mph will create elevated fire conditions across the area Sunday. A system will move into the area on Tuesday with increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms. Some storms may be strong to severe on Tuesday. There is a also a marginal risk for excessive rainfall with this system which could lead to flooding. Outside of any thunderstorms, winds will become gusty with gusts up to 30mph on Tuesday and then up to 40 mph on Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf Burchfield
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A 3185 acre wild fire, called the basin fire, occurred in the Mark Twain National Forest in eastern Taney County. The US Forest Service battled the fire and ultimately contained it.
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