FNUS74 KLZK 181153 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR KV OPTIMUS...SYLAMORE RANGER DISTRICT, USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 650 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 (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 56 59 61 62 63 63 RH..............54 48 43 41 39 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)...7100 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 5 5 5 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT....... STABILITY CLASS.....6. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 56 52 50 48 46 RH..............39 47 54 58 64 68 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 10 14 16 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 50 61 68 RH..............70 60 41 34 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....7700 FT MSL TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.KVOPT.01/LZK