FNUS74 KLZK 190843 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR ERBIE RX...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 343 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS TODAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE STATE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL COME NEXT WEEK...AS AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TAKES SHAPE. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...ALONG WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 18 TO 24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............51 53 54 55 56 57 57 56 RH..............64 60 56 53 51 49 48 48 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....6. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 53 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 41 RH..............50 52 57 60 63 64 65 66 68 69 71 69 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 40 41 45 48 52 55 58 60 62 63 62 RH..............70 72 68 59 52 46 41 38 36 34 34 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...B SMITH REQUESTED BY...FENN WIMBERLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090319.ERBIE.01/LZK