FNUS74 KLZK 171327 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SLUSHER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 827 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL BE NOTED INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT MOSTLY AROUND OR ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST...HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY SLIP BELOW 30 PERCENT. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH. THUS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET. INCREASED CLOUD COVER ON THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER SURFACE TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. WITH WARMER AIR ALOFT... AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP...AND FORECASTED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MAY NOT REACH THE 1700 FOOT MIXING HEIGHT TEMPERATURE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 69 71 73 74 74 74 RH..............49 43 38 36 34 33 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 15 15 16 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 67 62 60 57 55 RH..............35 43 51 56 62 67 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 23 25 25 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 57 68 74 RH..............71 64 47 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21 18 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...D KOCH REQUESTED BY...MARK MORALES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.SLUSH.01/LZK