FNUS74 KLZK 081855 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK SEVERITY...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 155 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 CDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...STORMS WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY AND EXPECT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW WILL BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO TODAY BUT WILL FEATURE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE STATE. DESPITE PRESENCE OF FRONT...A LESSER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT BUT WILL BEGIN TO TURN WESTERLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE STATE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST HALF OF COUNTY. TEMPERATURE.........98 AT REQUEST...MAX 100. RH..................39 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 36 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............98 98 99 99 98 RH..............39 37 37 37 39 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 75. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............96 94 90 87 85 83 82 81 80 79 79 78 RH..............39 41 45 48 53 56 59 63 66 68 71 75 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TRANSP WIND DIR.W S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 95. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 2 TO 9 MPH. 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 PC 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............77 75 77 81 84 87 90 92 94 94 95 95 RH..............76 81 75 67 59 53 48 44 40 38 36 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.1 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...C DALTON REQUESTED BY...TONY COLLINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120808.HOTSP.01/LZK