FNUS74 KLZK 051350 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFTY 1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 748 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 36 TO 39 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 63 65 67 69 70 70 69 68 RH..............72 71 64 59 54 51 49 48 49 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3500 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.36 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 41 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 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............67 63 61 59 57 57 RH..............52 60 66 70 74 75 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.40 40 41 40 39 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 33 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 62 70 73 RH..............78 66 52 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.33 31 30 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.CLIFT.02/LZK