FNUS74 KLZK 171245 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER MTN 9...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 745 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 31 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 76 78 80 80 79 RH..............50 46 43 41 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 13 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.32 33 32 32 31 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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............77 72 69 66 63 61 RH..............47 52 58 64 70 75 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 7 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 4 3 3 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.30 32 30 26 23 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.WALKE.01/LZK