FNUS74 KLZK 051416 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WAIN01...ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 814 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 38 TO 41 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 67 69 70 71 71 70 RH..............63 59 56 54 52 53 54 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 13 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...3700 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.39 39 39 40 40 41 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 33 TO 41 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 MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 64 61 60 58 57 RH..............57 66 72 77 81 82 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.41 40 39 37 36 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT REED TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.WAIN0.01/LZK