FNUS74 KLZK 251158
FWSLZK

SPOT FORECAST FOR 38 SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
658 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE IN THE SHORT TERM...KEEPING
DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 30TH TO
40TH PERCENTILE WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERY AT NIGHT. THE AIR MASS WILL
BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOISTEN UP WITH TIME AS WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO MORE
OF A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL NOT BE UNTIL THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY HIGH AS THE
FRONT WILL NOT HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. A REINFORCING
SHOT OF COOL AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 91.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 12
                       MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5700 FT MSL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  84  87  88  89  89  88
RH..............47  42  39  38  37  37  39
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..7   6   5   5   6   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  5   5   5   5   10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   3   3   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   3   3   3   3   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...BECOMING 5700 FEET
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   5   5   5   6   7   8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD
REQUESTED BY...BEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090825.38SIT.01/LZK