FNUS74 KLZK 181311 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SHULERS PT RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 811 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE. 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. RAIN CHANCES WILL COME TO AN END LATE THURSDAY...AS THE FRONT SINKS SOUTH OF THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 68 72 74 76 77 76 RH..............45 39 34 33 32 31 32 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 14 14 14 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...A BROWNE REQUESTED BY...MIKE MULFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.SHULE.01/LZK