FNUS74 KLZK 021231 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SARA HOLLOW...USDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 631 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF AR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CEILINGS GRADUALLY LIFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. DRY AND CALM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SETTLE INTO THE REGION. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 42 43 44 45 44 43 RH..............58 56 53 51 50 50 52 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 17 17 18 18 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....6. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 38 35 32 30 29 RH..............55 61 67 73 77 80 20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 5 N 5 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 15 13 13 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 36 44 48 RH..............82 60 44 37 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 N 6 N 7G10 N 7G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.2 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...DAN MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100302.SARAH.01/LZK