FNUS74 KLZK 081925 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR AIR QUALITY FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 221 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1407 CDT ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED THROUGH CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL RELAX OVERNIGHT. WHILE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE IN THE 4000 TO 6000 FT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER TOMORROW DUE TO THE STRONGER LOW LEVEL INVERSION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT REQUEST...MAX 74. RH..................48 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 47 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 32 TO 41 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............72 73 73 72 RH..............48 48 47 53 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.8 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 13 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4700 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.24 22 20 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP............68 64 60 57 54 52 RH..............53 54 58 59 63 68 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 5 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 0 0 0 0 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 2 2 3 EYE LVL WND GST.8 3 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 12 7 3 5 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............50 53 62 69 RH..............75 76 63 50 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 6G10 SE 7G10 S 8G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 21 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN BREEDLOVE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090308.AIRQU.01/LZK