FNUS74 KLZK 091746 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SLICK...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1146 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1139 CST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS ARKANSAS TODAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS STATES. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL AFFECT WESTERN ARKANSAS BY EVENING. THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE STATEWIDE LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO ONE AND HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT REQUEST...MAX 70. RH..................40 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 39 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW TSM TEMP............63 65 67 68 68 67 67 RH..............40 40 40 40 40 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 18 18 18 18 18 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 11 11 11 11 11 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.30 31 31 29 28 29 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............65 63 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 55 53 52 RH..............44 50 54 59 63 68 72 75 76 78 83 84 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 12 12 12 12 12 11 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7 6 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.29 29 29 29 28 25 23 21 18 17 18 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 40 40 50 60 60 60 70 70 80 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 23 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 59 59 57 RH..............84 81 77 72 67 63 60 56 53 50 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 18 17 16 17 21 24 28 25 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 70 70 70 60 60 50 50 40 $$ FORECASTER...55 REQUESTED BY...TONY COLLINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130309.SLICK.01/LZK