FNUS74 KLZK 230038
FWSLZK

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MOUNTAIN...ANHC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
638 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE
TONIGHT BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO THE NORTH AND LIGHT RAIN ELSEWHERE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WHATEVER PRECIPITATION THAT DOES FALL WILL BE
MINIMAL WITH ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW CONFINED TO THE FAR NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE STATE. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS THROUGH THE PREVAILING NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW
THIS WEEK BUT ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL UNTIL LATE IN THE PERIOD
WHEN THEY WILL BEGIN CREEPING BACK UP TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FOR
THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     40     37     35     34     32
RH..............55     61     68     74     78     80
EYE LVL WND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4      4      4      4      3      3
EYE LVL WND GST.3      3      3      3      3      3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17     16     15     15     16     17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3800 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY    CLOUDY    CLOUDY    MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
TEMP............31        34        42        46
RH..............83        81        62        52
EYE LVL WND DIR.S         SW        W         W
EYE LVL WND SPD.3         3         3         4
EYE LVL WND GST.3         3         3         3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S         SW        W         W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17        14        12        14
CHC OF PCPN (%).20        20        30        30

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FORECASTER...58
REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110123.IRONM.01/LZK