FNUS74 KLZK 011040 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIELDS KNOB...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 540 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS AN INVERSION ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...BUT WILL MIX OUT BEFORE 9 AM. A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTH BY NOON. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...RAIN WILL DEVELOP...AND WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).BECOMING 4700 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).BECOMING 3057 FT AGL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 61 62 62 62 60 RH..............55 51 46 45 44 46 50 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 2 2 3 5 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. LVORI...............1. 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 CDY WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............58 57 55 54 54 52 50 48 46 45 43 40 RH..............50 51 54 54 53 57 60 63 67 70 73 81 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 9 13 14 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 30 30 30 40 50 50 50 50 50 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40. RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).0 FT AGL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............40 37 37 38 38 38 39 39 39 39 40 39 RH..............79 87 86 84 82 80 78 77 76 75 75 75 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E NE NE E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 60 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...MARK MORALES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.SHIEL.01/LZK