FNUS74 KLZK 291202 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR HNG 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 702 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS SFC LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH TOWARDS ARKANSAS FRIDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT ACROSS ARKANSAS. THIS FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COMMON ACROSS ARKANSAS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS ARKANSAS. DRIER AIR WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 30 TO 39 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 43 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 74 77 78 79 80 79 RH..............48 45 43 42 41 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 9 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.13 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.32 33 36 37 39 40 43 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....67. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 36 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 76 73 71 70 69 RH..............45 52 60 66 73 79 20 FT WIND......S 13 SE 10 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 6 6 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 13 8 8 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.44 45 44 43 40 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.HNG2_.01/LZK