FNUS74 KLZK 211139 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR MULL...NPS BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 539 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN AND WITH THEM...SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES VERSUS THE PAST FEW DAYS. A SMALL INVERSION IS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING...BUT DUE TO DRIER AIR ACROSS THE STATE...THIS WILL LIFT RATHER QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. A FEW STRATUS CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNRISE...BUT WILL LIFT BY MID MORNING. ATTENTION WILL THEN TURN TO A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM...CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES LATE TUESDAY AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH RAIN LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED AND SEVERE WEATHER CAN NOT BE RULED OUT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS COLDER AIR SWEEPS IN BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER RETURN FOR NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 50 51 52 51 49 RH..............56 51 50 48 48 51 56 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 8 10 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 44 42 41 39 38 RH..............63 70 76 80 84 88 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 6 6 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............38 41 48 52 RH..............92 87 71 67 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 17 21 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...56/58 REQUESTED BY...TIM FONDRIEST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091221.MULL_.01/LZK