FNUS74 KLZK 162140 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE GROUND...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 435 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING TO OUR WEST WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. RAINFALL WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THE UPPER LOW WILL BRING SHOWERS FOR SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION...WITH MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS THE STATE MONDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............69 67 65 62 60 58 58 57 56 55 54 53 RH..............46 51 56 62 67 71 74 75 77 79 82 84 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)...BECOMING 2500 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............53 52 54 57 60 63 65 67 69 70 71 71 RH..............85 87 86 78 72 68 65 62 60 58 57 57 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...3500 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...DARRELL BARLOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.HOLEI.01/LZK