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SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...U.S.FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
658 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS
DURING THE MORNING HOURS...LEAVING CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE NATURAL
STATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY...WITH DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL ENTER THE FORECAST ON THURSDAY...AS A NEW
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO
                       31 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5700 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  51  54  56  58  59  58
RH..............35  31  29  27  26  26  27
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  18  17  16  16  17  18
CHC OF PCPN (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 41
                       TO 43 MPH.
STABILITY CLASS.....6.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     52     48     46     43     41
RH..............28     37     48     57     65     70
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 6   SW 3   S 5    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW     SW     SW     S      S      S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4      4      2      3      4      4
EYE LVL WND GST.5      3      3      3      3      5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      SW     SW     SW     SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20     24     31     37     40     43
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...A BROWNE
REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.RATTL.01/LZK