FNUS74 KLZK 091741 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SPG WILDFIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1241 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1233 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 (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT REQUEST...MAX 69. RH..................35 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC CDY WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............63 65 67 68 68 68 RH..............35 38 42 47 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 20 21 21 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 65 63 62 60 59 RH..............50 57 63 69 75 81 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 7 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 14 18 23 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 61 68 71 RH..............85 78 61 54 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 S 13G15 SW 14G15 SW 14G15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 26 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...55 REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN BREEDLOVE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090309.SPGWI.01/LZK