FNUS74 KLZK 142016 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR W87C...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 316 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1415 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTH ACROSS AR...WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHERN AR...BUT CHANCES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HRS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AR. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE BEHIND THIS FRONT AS WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 25 TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MIN RH VALUES WILL ALSO DIP DOWN TO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE...WITH SOME SPOTS POSSIBLY SEEING 20-30 PERCENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HRS THU. AS RESULT OF THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS AND DRY AIR...THE WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED FOR THU INTO PORTIONS OF FRI. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED THU INTO FRI AS RESULT OF THIS DRIER AIR...BUT WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK AS WINDS TURN BACK TO THE SOUTH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........97 AT REQUEST...MAX 98. RH..................26 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 26 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............97 96 93 RH..............26 26 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 6 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 8 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 86 83 79 76 73 69 66 65 64 64 61 RH..............31 34 38 42 48 54 61 70 68 68 67 71 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 24 25 26 26 28 26 26 25 25 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH. 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............61 60 62 64 66 68 69 70 71 71 71 70 RH..............69 67 63 58 52 49 45 43 42 42 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 22 21 21 18 17 15 15 15 16 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...RANDY NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110914.W87C_.01/LZK