FNUS74 KLZK 041543 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH PEAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1043 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0540 CDT ON AUGUST 04. 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 SUNDAY... .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). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........83 AT REQUEST...MAX 105. RH..................61 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 27 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 12000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 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 MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 81 81 83 90 95 99 102 104 105 105 105 RH..............61 66 68 70 58 47 38 32 30 28 28 27 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 12 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 79. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCT CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............104 103 102 99 96 93 89 85 85 84 83 82 RH..............28 28 31 35 40 45 51 58 60 61 63 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 105. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 10700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 82 85 90 94 97 100 102 103 103 103 102 RH..............65 64 58 51 46 41 37 34 33 31 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110804.HIGHP.01/LZK