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SPOT FORECAST FOR JW03...ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
820 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IS EAST OF ARKANSAS THIS MORNING...WITH LOW PRESSURE
TO THE WEST. MID LEVELS ARE VERY DRY THIS MORNING. EAST WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TODAY AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE. PATCHY
LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE
SEVERAL CHANCES OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEK AS SEVERAL DISTURBANCES
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                                SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                                RW
TEMP............44  47  50  53  54  55  55  55  55
RH..............61  61  56  52  49  48  49  52  56
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   8   8   8   8   8   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22  22  22  23  23  23  24  24  24
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1400 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....5.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     50     49     48     47     47
RH..............56     66     74     80     84     85
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3      2      2      3      3      2
EYE LVL WND GST.3      3      3      3      3      3
MIX HGT (FT)....
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.23     22     20     17     17     17
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...D KOCH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.JW03_.01/LZK