FNUS74 KLZK 251402 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR OPTIMUS HF KV...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 802 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TODAY. AT IGNITION TIME...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...MAYBE HAVING A BIT OF A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WILL THEN BE NOTED ON SUNDAY...BUT WITH MOISTURE LEVEL STARTING TO INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS A SYSTEM AFFECTS ARKANSAS. DRY WEATHER WILL THEN BE NOTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 47 50 52 53 53 52 RH..............38 35 32 30 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 5 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 9 9 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 49 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 39 38 RH..............34 37 41 44 47 49 52 54 57 58 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 38 41 44 48 52 55 57 59 60 59 58 RH..............63 62 56 50 44 39 36 33 32 31 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 17 20 23 25 26 26 26 25 23 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SULLIVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120225.OPTIM.01/LZK