FNUS74 KLZK 091404
FWSLZK

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOARD CAMP...U.S.F.S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
904 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. SOME
AREAS MAY SEE SPRINKLES EARLY THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE OVERRUNS
THE FRONT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE IN THE 2-3 KFT RANGE TODAY NORTH
OF THE FRONT...TO BETWEEN 3-4 KFT ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...THEN PICKING UP TO
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AS THE FRONT
LIFTS TO THE NORTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE...WITH THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STAYING TO THE
NORTHWEST OF ARKANSAS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH LATE
ON TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
HIGHER TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GENERALLY IN THE 3-4 KFT
RANGE AREAWIDE...BUT ONLY 2-3 KFT AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE
STRONG COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 23
                       TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2900 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............66  69  71  72  73  74  74
RH..............67  63  61  58  56  54  55
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  12  12  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   7   7   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.8   8   8   8   8   8   8
MIX HGT (KFT)...
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  21  24  25  24  23  23
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  30  30  30  30  30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1900 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............73     70     67     66     64     63
RH..............57     64     70     75     79     83
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 12   S 13   S 14   S 14   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7      7      8      8      8      8
EYE LVL WND GST.8      8      8      8      8      8
MIX HGT (FT)....
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22     21     20     26     28     21
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     20     20     20     20     20

$$
FORECASTER...55
REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.BOARD.01/LZK