FNUS74 KLZK 101227 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PETIT JEANN MTN WILDFIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 727 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0624 CDT ON JULY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS SLOWLY MOVES SOUTH. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO PUT A DAMPER ON THE DROUGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...AS THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED ...BUT SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE AN INCH OR TWO. HOWEVER...MUCH MORE IS NEEDED TO BRING RELIEF FROM THE DROUGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT REQUEST...MAX 90. RH..................100 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 53 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 77 80 82 85 87 88 89 90 90 90 RH..............97 89 82 75 68 63 59 57 55 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 70. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2700 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 87 83 80 77 77 75 74 73 72 71 70 RH..............55 59 65 72 80 81 84 87 90 91 93 95 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5300 FT MSL. 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..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............70 71 73 75 78 80 82 84 85 86 87 87 RH..............96 92 85 78 72 67 62 58 55 53 51 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 6 7 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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120710.PETIT.01/LZK