FNUS74 KLZK 201112 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PT PETER...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 612 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG SPRING STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AT THIS TIME WILL PASS OVER THE STATE THIS WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE STATE TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. COLD AIR WILL SWEEP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND SOME SNOW WILL MIX IN WITH THE RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY UNTIL THE SYSTEM FINALLY PULLS OUT. DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A DEFINITE DRYING TREND .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............50 51 52 53 54 54 54 54 RH..............66 64 62 60 58 56 54 53 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W W W W W NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.35 33 33 31 28 23 17 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 70 70 70 80 80 80 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 49 46 45 43 42 RH..............53 58 61 63 67 70 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE OCNL LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 40 41 42 RH..............78 75 68 63 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 80 70 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...TIM FONDRIEST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.PTPET.01/LZK