FNUS74 KLZK 171240 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKALAH SMOKE SENSITIVE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 740 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF ARKANSAS CONTINUES TO BRING IN MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH. A STRONG INVERSION UP TO AROUND 6000 FEET IS IN PLACE THIS MORNING...AND WILL BREAK UP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INVERSION LOOKS TO SET UP AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING...WITH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...BEFORE BREAKING UP IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE LATE TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 72 74 76 78 78 77 RH..............55 50 47 44 42 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 24 24 24 24 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....6. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 71 68 65 62 60 RH..............48 52 58 64 70 76 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 5 5 5 5 0 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.10 3 3 3 3 0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.24 26 22 17 14 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 63 71 78 RH..............81 70 54 46 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 5 S 7G10 S 7G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.1 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 15 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...TODD HOOPES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.CHICK.01/LZK