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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (with/without 6-10 Day Outlook)

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FNUS54 KLZK 061919
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
219 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS
ARKANSAS TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING IN AFTER THAT. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE SUNDAY OR MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

ARZ003>007-012>016-023-024-071230-
BAXTER-BOONE-CLEBURNE-FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-MARION-NEWTON-
SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           50           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTRMS       TSTRMS       TSTRMS       TSTRMS
TEMP (24H TREND)      60 (+3)      72 (-7)      50           75
MX/MN RH% (24H TREND) 100 (0)      66 (+27)     93           35
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    S  5                      NW  7
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  7 G18    W  7         NW  7        NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.58         0.50         0.29         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       7            11           2            1
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3872                      4121
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  8                     NW 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     NW 27
VENT RATE (M/S-M)                  9440                      15072
DISPERSION INDEX                   39                        60
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            4
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            E            C
MIX HGT 500 (F)                    70                        55

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.

$$

ARZ021-022-030>032-038-071230-
CONWAY-FAULKNER-JOHNSON-LOGAN-POPE-YELL-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           40           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTRMS       TSTRMS       TSTRMS       NONE
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (0)       73 (-6)      52           78
MX/MN RH% (24H TREND) 100 (+1)     61 (+15)     85           34
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    SW  4                     NW  5
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  5 G17    W  8         NW  7        NW  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.73         0.45         0.16         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       9            8            2            0
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3365                      3960
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                W  8                      NW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 19                      NW 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M)                  8208                      12070
DISPERSION INDEX                   39                        51
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            4
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            E            C
MIX HGT 500 (F)                    72                        58

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 MPH.

$$

ARZ025-033-034-044>047-071230-
JACKSON-LONOKE-MONROE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-WHITE-WOODRUFF-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           60           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTRMS       TSTRMS       TSTRMS       NONE
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (+3)      77 (-6)      54           79
MX/MN RH% (24H TREND) 97 (0)       63 (+25)     93           35
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    S  7                      NW  7
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  8 G19    SW  6        W  6         NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.73         0.35         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       4            11           7            0
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3063                      3913
CATEGORY DAY                       3                         4
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  8                     NW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     NW 23
VENT RATE (M/S-M)                  7472                      11930
DISPERSION INDEX                   32                        51
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            4
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            D            C
MIX HGT 500 (F)                    74                        61

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS 5 MPH.

$$

ARZ037-039>043-052-071230-
GARLAND-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-SALINE-SCOTT-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           30           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTRMS       TSTRMS       TSTRMS       NONE
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (0)       76 (-3)      53           79
MX/MN RH% (24H TREND) 99 (-1)      58 (+10)     87           33
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    SW  6                     NW  5
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  6 G16    W  9         NW  7        NW  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.70         0.51         0.12         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       9            7            2            0
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3227                      3783
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                W  9                      NW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      NW 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M)                  8856                      11530
DISPERSION INDEX                   44                        49
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            4
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            E            B
MIX HGT 500 (F)                    73                        60

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
80. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH.

$$

ARZ053>057-062>069-071230-
ARKANSAS-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEVELAND-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-GRANT-
HOT SPRING-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-OUACHITA-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           50           0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTRMS       TSTRMS       TSTRMS       NONE
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (+3)      78 (-5)      55           80
MX/MN RH% (24H TREND) 94 (-6)      64 (+25)     94           33
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    S  7                      NW  5
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  6 G17    SW  8        W  6         NW  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.59         0.27         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       5            10           2            0
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3228                      3988
CATEGORY DAY                       4                         4
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                SW  9                     NW  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     NW 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M)                  8856                      10944
DISPERSION INDEX                   37                        46
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            5
STABILITY CLASS       D            C            E            C
MIX HGT 500 (F)                    75                        64

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS 5 MPH.

$$

FOR THE LATEST TEXT AND GRAPHICAL FIRE WEATHER PLANNING
FORECAST...PLEASE VISIT THE FIRE WEATHER PORTION OF OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LZK/HTML/FOREST2.HTM.




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