FNUS74 KLZK 011127 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SHULERS POINT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 627 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PICK UP TO 10 TO 15 KTS ACROSS THE STATE LATER TODAY...OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY THURSDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH AND EAST. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO ENTER THE FORECAST LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 37 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 43 48 52 56 60 62 64 65 65 65 RH..............62 57 52 46 40 36 33 30 29 27 27 28 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 22 24 28 30 32 33 36 37 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 37 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 59 54 52 49 48 RH..............28 36 46 54 61 68 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 4 4 3 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 5 3 3 5 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.37 37 33 30 29 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 30 30 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 23 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............46 48 54 57 RH..............74 73 62 52 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 8 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.29 21 9 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...61 REQUESTED BY...MARK MORALES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.SHULE.01/LZK