FNUS74 KLZK 141159 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CARTWRIGHT NORTH...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 659 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP WARM AND RELATIVELY HUMID AIR ACROSS THE STATE. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN TRAPPED BENEATH AN INVERSION AROUND 2000 FEET...AND THE INVERSION WILL NOT BREAK UNTIL AFTER 11 AM. WITH MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCLUDED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............69 72 75 76 78 79 79 RH..............76 67 60 57 54 53 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 24 24 25 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 74 71 69 67 65 RH..............51 57 62 66 70 74 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 6 SW 7 SW 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.14 7 4 7 7 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.7 4 2 4 4 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.28 30 31 32 30 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............64 64 69 73 76 78 RH..............78 78 69 61 55 51 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 18 21 22 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SULLIVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.CARTW.01/LZK