FNUS74 KLZK 291218 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR STATEHOUSE MNT...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 718 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0657 CDT ON AUGUST 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NOTED OVER MAINLY WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL THEN BE QUITE LOW FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE INCREASING RAIN CHANCES WILL LIKELY KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN A BIT BY THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........76 AT REQUEST...MAX 98. RH..................86 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....1. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 PC PC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 79 82 85 88 91 94 95 96 96 96 95 RH..............86 76 67 59 52 46 41 37 36 35 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 50 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 70. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....6. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 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............93 90 86 83 81 79 78 77 76 75 74 74 RH..............37 41 47 52 56 59 62 65 66 67 68 69 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 98. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110829.STATE.01/LZK