FNUS74 KLZK 021231 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX HUNTER 3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 731 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... OVERALL DRY AND CONTINUED VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING...WELL AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM AS IT DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS. ANY SHOWER OR STORM THAT DOES DEVELOP COULD CREATE LOCALIZED OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...CAUSING A WIND SHIFT. HOWEVER...FOR MOST LOCATIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE DOMINANT. THIS STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH ARKANSAS LATER TONIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND ARKANSAS THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF ARKANSAS BY FRIDAY. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS BACK IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 33 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6400 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 80 82 83 84 84 84 RH..............61 56 53 50 48 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 14 14 11 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 8 8 6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 21 22 22 23 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 81 78 75 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 65 RH..............50 53 58 63 67 70 73 76 79 82 84 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 16 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.3 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.FOXHU.01/LZK