FNUS74 KLZK 051429 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKALAH BLK 10...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 825 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY. THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN A LARGE AREA OF LOW CLOUDS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE WHICH SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING. ONCE THE LOW CLOUDS DO BURN OFF...HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AND BRING RAIN CHANCES BACK TO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IT MEANDERS AROUND THE MID SOUTH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 33 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3800 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 65 67 69 70 71 71 70 RH..............65 60 56 54 51 50 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...3800 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 29 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1400 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............68 64 62 60 58 58 RH..............55 62 67 71 75 76 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 6 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.35 35 35 33 31 29 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT MSL. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 71 75 RH..............80 70 56 48 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.28 26 28 30 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...T HOOPES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.CHICK.01/LZK