FNUS74 KLZK 051300 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAGOVER...U.S.F.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 700 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 60 63 66 68 70 71 72 72 72 71 RH..............75 74 72 67 61 57 54 51 49 50 53 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...BECOMING 3800 FT MSL. TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.35 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 64 62 60 58 57 RH..............53 61 67 73 78 81 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.36 36 35 33 32 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 62 71 75 RH..............86 72 56 48 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 8 6 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT).... BECOMING 3800 FT MSL. TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 30 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.DRAGO.01/LZK