FNUS74 KLZK 031147 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGODA FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 647 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0636 CDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WILD FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH TO EXTREME ACROSS THE NATURAL STATE. A WEAK UPPER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AND BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN...ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS ONLY 20 TO 30 PERCENT. RH VALUES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 30S PERCENT OVER THE AREA WITH A S TO SW WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. SMALL RAIN CHANCES WILL BE IN THE FORECAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT RAINFALL WILL BE SPOTTY AND WILL DO LITTLE TO IMPROVE THE DRY CONDITIONS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE STATE LATER THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO ARKANSAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........84 AT REQUEST...MAX 101. RH..................59 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 36 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 3 TO 7 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH 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............84 86 88 91 93 95 97 98 99 99 100 100 RH..............59 56 54 51 49 45 42 39 38 37 36 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 8 8 10 9 8 8 7 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 20 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 78. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............97 95 93 90 88 86 85 83 82 81 80 79 RH..............39 42 45 49 52 56 59 62 65 68 70 72 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 18 13 9 10 14 17 18 18 17 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...M. TREXLER REQUESTED BY...AOICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120803.PAGOD.01/LZK