FNUS74 KLZK 251202 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP ROBINSON...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 702 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT FORMS AS A RESULT OF A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST OF ARKANSAS. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH..WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. MIN RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 40 TO 50 PERCENT SINCE GULF MOISTURE HAS BEEN STREAMING NORTHWARD THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE STARTING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL THEN STALL ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...AND WITH SEVERAL IMPULSES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY STREAMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE WEEK...EXPECT CONTINUING UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 76 78 80 81 82 82 82 RH..............66 60 56 53 51 50 49 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 13 13 13 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TEMP............80 79 76 73 72 71 70 68 67 67 66 65 RH..............51 54 59 63 67 69 72 74 77 79 82 84 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.BLACK.01/LZK