FNUS74 KLZK 031202 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH PEAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 702 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0640 CDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...A PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING VERY HOT CONDITIONS TODAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MANAGE TO POP UP THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ISOLATED. THE HIGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES IN THE COMING DAYS. IT WILL NOT BE QUITE SO HOT...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ISOLATED IN THE SOUTH AND WEST...WITH SOMEWHAT BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN IN THE NORTH AND EAST AWAY FROM THE HIGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........87 AT REQUEST...MAX 106. RH..................63 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 26 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 11700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............87 90 93 96 99 101 103 104 104 104 104 103 RH..............63 58 52 47 43 37 33 30 28 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.15 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 79. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............102 100 96 92 90 88 87 86 85 84 83 83 RH..............30 33 38 43 47 50 52 55 58 60 62 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 107. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 82 86 91 95 99 101 104 105 105 105 104 RH..............66 66 58 50 43 38 34 31 29 28 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 6 7 8 $$ FORECASTER...46 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110803.HIGHP.01/LZK