FNUS74 KLZK 091143 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PETIT JEANN MTN WILDFIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 643 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0635 CDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS IS BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH TODAY. THE INTERACTION OF THESE TWO FEATURES WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON...AIDED BY THE HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. THE CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE WITH THE LACK OF HEATING...WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT REQUEST...MAX 89. RH..................97 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. 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.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............72 75 78 80 82 84 86 86 87 88 89 89 RH..............97 97 88 80 74 69 65 62 61 60 59 59 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.2 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW N N E E E E E E NE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 71. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....6. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 86 84 81 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 RH..............59 64 68 76 82 86 89 92 94 95 96 97 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............71 71 73 76 79 81 84 85 87 88 88 88 RH..............97 96 89 81 74 69 64 61 58 56 55 54 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 8 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120709.PETIT.01/LZK