FNUS74 KLZK 180039 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHLINK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 739 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1924 CDT ON AUGUST 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. WHILE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........82 AT REQUEST...MIN 65. RH..................63 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 88 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....6. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........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............82 80 77 75 73 72 71 70 69 69 67 RH..............63 67 72 74 77 80 81 83 84 87 88 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE N N NW N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND DIR.E NE NE N N NW N N N NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............67 67 70 73 76 79 81 82 83 84 84 83 RH..............88 87 79 72 64 59 56 52 51 51 50 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...28 REQUESTED BY...AOICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120817.SOUTH.01/LZK