FNUS74 KLZK 191053 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PT PETER...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 553 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY...THEN MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN FILTERING IN BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW IN THE NORTH AND WEST. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND ACCUMULATE UP TO AN INCH...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PULL OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY AND BRING PRECIPITATION TO AN END. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 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........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 64 66 67 68 68 68 RH..............50 45 41 38 36 35 35 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...BECOMING 4700 FEET TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....5. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............67 61 57 54 52 50 RH..............37 46 55 61 68 72 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 30 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............46 49 52 53 RH..............81 70 59 54 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 60 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...FENN WIMBERLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100319.PTPET.01/LZK