FNUS74 KLZK 201204 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTTSIDE 13...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 704 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE FOR TODAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20TH TO MID 30TH PERCENTILE WITH BREEZY WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON ...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL RIDE UP AND OVER COLDER SURFACE AIR AND SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND MOST OF SATURDAY AS WELL. CONDITIONS WILL START TO DRY OUT SUNDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL, .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).......BECOMING 4800 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).......BECOMING 2840 FT AGL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 47 49 51 52 53 54 53 RH..............48 44 41 38 36 34 33 32 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 11 11 11 14 14 11 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 6 6 6 8 8 6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).......BECOMING 1173 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 50 48 46 45 43 42 40 39 37 36 34 RH..............33 36 38 40 42 45 47 50 54 58 62 65 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.11 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.6 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 15 12 9 7 6 5 6 9 12 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.7 11 11 11 14 14 14 18 14 14 14 14 $$ FORECASTER...55 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.SCOTT.01/LZK