FNUS74 KLZK 052047 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CAROLINE FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 347 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL MOVE EAST TOMORROW...WITH LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY FOR WEDNESDAY...INCREASING THE WILDFIRE DANGER ACROSS AR. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL BE NORTH OF ARKANSAS SATURDAY. SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE STATE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN LATE TUESDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 57 53 51 49 47 RH..............24 30 38 45 52 56 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 25 22 20 17 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 53 63 68 RH..............58 50 38 34 20 FT WIND......S 7G10 S 12G20 S 14G25 S 15G30 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 7 8 9 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 13 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 26 33 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...DARRELL BARLOW TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110405.CAROL.01/LZK