FNUS74 KLZK 060017 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAGOVER...U.S.F.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 617 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG WINDS AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MORNING AGAIN...THEN HIGH CLOUDS WILL DOMINATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY...BRINGING SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE UPPER LEVELS. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE SATURDAY EVENING IN THE WEST. NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE UNSETTLED WITH SEVERAL PRECIPITATION OPPORTUNITIES. FOR TONIGHT...AN INVERSION EXISTS FROM AROUND 5 TO 6 THOUSAND FEET AS OF 6 PM. THIS INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO LOWER IN HEIGHT THROUGH THE EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MIN 58. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 85 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 1000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC TEMP............73 71 69 67 65 64 63 62 62 61 61 60 RH..............55 61 67 74 76 77 79 80 82 82 83 85 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 13 13 15 15 15 8 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.40 40 39 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 31 TO 33 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 60 63 65 67 70 72 73 74 75 75 74 RH..............85 83 78 72 67 62 59 57 55 55 56 59 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.33 33 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...B SMITH REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.DRAGO.02/LZK