321  
FNUS74 KLZK 231102  
FWSLZK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MO RED WHITE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
602 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (800) 482-8471 AND ASK FOR THE FIRE  
WEATHER FORECASTER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH S-SW WINDS, GUSTY AT TIMES. A WEAK FRONT  
WILL DRIFT SOUTH TOWARD THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGHER RAIN  
CHANCES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........24 INCREASING TO 74.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....70.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).BECOMING 5009 FT MSL.  
CATEGORY DAY........4.  
MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).BECOMING 4000 FT AGL.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 62 66 68 70 73 73 73 74  
RH..............77 67 63 61 61 55 57 59 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 17  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 26 28 28 28 28 28 25 22  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7  
TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
LVORI...............6.  
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
DISPERSION..........33 DECREASING TO 7 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
CATEGORY DAY........3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MC PC PC MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............73 72 70 67 65 64 63 63 62 61 60 60  
RH..............62 61 68 75 81 87 90 90 93 97 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S SE E N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 11 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S SW SW W NW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 71 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH BECOMING 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION..........6 INCREASING TO 20 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....68.  
MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).BECOMING 3902 FT MSL.  
CATEGORY DAY........2.  
MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).BECOMING 2900 FT AGL.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............60 58 60 62 66 67 68 70 70 70 71 70  
RH..............100 100 100 93 84 81 78 73 73 73 71 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 10 8 8 8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 10 13 13 10 9 8 8 8 8  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60  
 

 
FORECASTER...J HOOD  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2411911.0/LZK  
.DELDT 04/23/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ADAM.STROTHERS@USDA.GOV  
 
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