FNUS74 KLZK 251148 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 648 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PASS NORTH OF ARKANSAS TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE. MEANWHILE...A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO SOUTH ARKANSAS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG THE FRONT. THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............54 57 59 60 62 63 62 RH..............54 51 50 49 48 48 51 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 17 15 13 12 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 58 55 53 52 50 RH..............55 65 70 72 76 78 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 E 7 E 7 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.15 18 20 20 18 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 50 50 50 50 50 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 10 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TEMP............48 51 55 57 RH..............82 78 77 70 20 FT WIND......E 7G10 E 7G10 E 7G10 E 6G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 16 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...TODD HOOPES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110325.SNAKE.01/LZK