FNUS74 KLZK 171246
FWSLZK

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FIR 3...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
746 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 77.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  71  74  76  77  77  76
RH..............56  51  47  45  43  43  45
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  12  12  12  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25  25  25  25  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   7   7   7   7   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  13  13  13  13  13  10
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28  28  28  28  29  29  29
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...58
REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.LITTL.01/LZK