FNUS74 KLZK 071247 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PHASE III RESEARCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 747 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE THIS MORNING...AS WARM AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER COOLER AIR AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL MIX THE INVERSION OUT BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM...WITH LOWER CLOUDS DISSIPATING. MOISTURE IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT...WITH MIN RH VALUES AROUND 50 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAINFALL ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT MSL BY MID DAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 65 67 70 72 74 76 77 77 77 RH..............75 71 68 64 60 57 54 51 52 54 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A STABILITY CLASS.....5. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 RH..............54 58 60 63 67 70 73 76 80 83 86 90 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.26 28 26 26 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 64 67 70 72 75 78 81 83 85 85 86 RH..............93 97 89 81 75 69 63 58 55 52 50 51 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 21 20 18 17 16 16 17 18 21 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...B SMITH REQUESTED BY...KURT RADCLIFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.PHASE.01/LZK