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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1032 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO ARKANSAS STARTING
TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT
DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE STATE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN
CHANCES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM AFFECTS THE MID SOUTH. A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ARKANSAS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY MUCH
COOLER AIR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........79 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6100 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............79  81  82  83  83  82
RH..............68  65  62  60  59  60
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.7   7   7   11  11  11
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   4   4   5   5   4
EYE LVL WND GST.4   4   4   6   6   6
MIX HGT (KFT)...
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5   5   5   6   7   9
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
STABILITY CLASS.....5.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY 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.....SCH 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............80  78  75  73  72  71  70  69  69  68  68  67
RH..............63  68  74  78  81  83  84  85  85  86  86  88
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..7   6   5   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.7   7   7   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30

.FRIDAY...

20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   5   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.4   4   7   7   11  11  11  11  11  11  11  7

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FORECASTER...D KOCH
REQUESTED BY...CLAYTON SWANGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120913.IRONS.01/LZK