FNUS74 KLZK 231254 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 752 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL DISTRICTS...AS A WARM FRONT SLOWLY MOVES NORTH AND OUT OF THE STATE. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OUT NEAR THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 77 80 81 83 83 83 RH..............47 43 39 38 36 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 13 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 30 30 30 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 8 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 15 15 15 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...BECOMING 4500 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.31 33 35 37 37 38 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...KURT RADCLIFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.BLUES.02/LZK