FNUS74 KLZK 211159 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CATALPA...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 659 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL EXIST UNDER THE HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THIS AFTERNOON... BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC PC MCR PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 69 72 75 77 78 79 79 RH..............59 54 50 45 43 40 38 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 17 18 21 22 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 72 68 65 62 61 RH..............38 44 53 60 68 73 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 5 5 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.25 30 33 36 37 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 38 TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 62 70 75 RH..............78 68 51 43 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.38 38 39 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...DAN MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110321.CATAL.01/LZK