FNUS74 KLZK 181148
FWSLZK

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS 3...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
645 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD TODAY. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY
NORTHWEST BECOMING SOUTH BY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF
TO THE EAST FRIDAY AND ALLOW MOISTURE TO RETURN. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL INCREASE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY IN
THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY WILL BE DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6900 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  55  58  60  61  62  62
RH..............53  47  43  41  39  38  38
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   2   2   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.1   1   1   1   1   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.3   3   3   3   3   3   3
MIX HGT (KFT)...6900 FT MSL
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   6   5   5   5   3   5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.FRIDAY...

WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
EYE LVL WND DIR.S         S         S         S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2         4         5         5
EYE LVL WND GST.3         3         5         5

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FORECASTER...L PYLE
REQUESTED BY...BEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.FORKS.01/LZK