FNUS74 KLZK 101131 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR OPAL...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 631 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0610 CDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE ACROSS ARKANSAS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING IN CONTINUED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........76 AT REQUEST...MAX 96. RH..................90 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 38 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 79 81 84 87 91 93 95 96 96 96 96 RH..............90 84 77 72 67 58 51 46 42 40 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 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 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 76. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. 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.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............95 94 90 87 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 RH..............41 43 48 53 56 59 63 66 67 69 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 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 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 13 10 9 7 6 6 7 9 10 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 94. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....1. 20-FOOT WINDS.......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 PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 76 78 81 84 87 90 91 93 93 94 94 RH..............77 79 75 69 63 57 53 50 47 46 46 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W N N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 13 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110810.OPAL_.01/LZK