FNUS74 KLZK 271329
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHULA PLANTATION 3...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
729 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF
ARKANSAS. A WINTER STORM IS SETTING UP TO AFFECT ARKANSAS OVER THE
NEXT TWO DAYS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE TONIGHT AS A
STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WITH ABUNDANT
MOISTURE. PRECIPIATION WILL START TONIGHT AT LIGHT RAIN.
HOWEVER...AS THE COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE STATE BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT DROPPING SOUTH...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET...THEN TO SNOW AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES WILL TAKE PLACE
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONE QUARTER TO
ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED IN CENTRAL SECTIONS WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATING AFTER THAT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                       22 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....        RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............47  49  51  52  52  51
RH..............59  56  53  52  55  58
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23  24  24  24  24  24
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  20  20  20  30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............49     46     44     43     42     39
RH..............64     75     83     88     89     96
EYE LVL WND DIR.S      S      S      S      SE     E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4      4      4      4      4      4
EYE LVL WND GST.5      5      5      5      3      3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW     SW     SW     SW     S      SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23     20     16     13     12     13
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     50     70

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FORECASTER...61
REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100127.CHULA.01/LZK