FNUS74 KLZK 181716 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF MTN....NPS BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1216 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY BECOMING SOUTH BY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST FRIDAY AND ALLOW MOISTURE TO RETURN. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE WILL A CHANCE OF A RAIN SNOW MIX ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...AS THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVES SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 58 59 59 RH..............40 38 37 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....41. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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............58 54 50 48 46 45 RH..............39 47 54 59 65 70 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 10 13 15 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 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5400 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..............71 61 41 34 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.1 4 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...STAFF/LZK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.SUGAR.01/LZK