FNUS74 KLZK 041423 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIELDS KNOB...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 823 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING WARMER AIR TO THE NATURAL STATE TODAY AND THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE DUE TO THESE WINDS. LOW CLOUDS HAVE FORMED THIS MORNING DUE TO AN INVERSION AROUND AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET...BUT THESE CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT DURING THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 3500 FT MSL...BUT WILL NOT REACH THE TEMPERATURE UNTIL BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 29 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 53 56 58 59 59 58 RH..............47 44 43 42 42 44 47 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 23 24 25 28 29 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 41 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2100 FT MSL. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 55 53 52 51 52 RH..............51 59 66 71 77 76 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.8 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.31 35 38 40 41 40 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 40 TO 46 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4200 FT MSL. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 57 65 69 RH..............82 68 54 49 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.40 41 43 45 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...MARK MORALES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.SHIEL.01/LZK