FNUS74 KLZK 091138 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTERFLY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 638 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0640 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... OTHER THAN A FEW SHOWERS IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...IT WILL BE MOSTLY DRY TODAY WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP TOWARD THE REGION TONIGHT FROM THE PLAINS...AND MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE STATE. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MILD COMDITIONS WILL EXIST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).......BECOMING 5000 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).......BECOMING 4108 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 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 SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 70 70 71 73 74 76 76 77 77 77 77 RH..............72 71 70 69 68 65 63 61 60 59 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 14 14 14 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SE SE S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.31 28 26 25 23 23 22 23 24 25 28 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 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 CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 75 73 71 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 67 RH..............61 64 68 72 75 77 79 82 82 83 84 84 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 8 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 30 40 40 40 60 60 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 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.....LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 66 64 RH..............85 85 83 81 78 75 72 70 66 64 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.14 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...JWF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.BUTTE.01/LZK