520  
FNUS74 KLZK 161748  
FWSLZK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JWF FOURCHE VALLEY...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
1248 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (501) 834-3955 AND ASK FOR THE FIRE  
WEATHER FORECASTER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CALM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR  
SKIES. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S TO NEAR  
19 PERCENT WITH SURFACE WINDS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH OUT OF THE  
SOUTH.  
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
LVORI...............1.  
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........19 INCREASING TO 62.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....51.  
CATEGORY DAY........4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............29 37 41 45 49 52 53 54 55  
RH..............36 28 24 21 19 20 21 22 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 10 11 12 14 14  
MIXHGTAGL (KFT).1.2 1.9 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.8 3.6  
MIXHGTMSL (KFT).1.9 2.7 3.5 4.4 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.6 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 12 15 18 22 23 21  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 52 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
LVORI...............2.  
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........27 DECREASING TO 11 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....MISSING.  
CATEGORY DAY........3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 53 50 47 45 44 43 43 42 42 41 41  
RH..............25 29 33 37 41 43 44 44 47 49 52 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 16 16 17 17 16 16 16  
MIXHGTAGL (KFT).2.0 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5  
MIXHGTMSL (KFT).2.8 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
LVORI...............2 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........23 INCREASING TO 49 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....68.  
CATEGORY DAY........4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 43 45 48 51 55 60 63 67 69 70 70  
RH..............51 50 50 50 48 44 39 36 34 32 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 17 17 16 14 14 14 14 13 11  
MIXHGTAGL (KFT).0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.1  
MIXHGTMSL (KFT).1.3 1.5 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.0 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 20 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 12  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...J CONDRY  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB VOGEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605942.0/LZK  
.DELDT 03/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.VOGEL@USDA.GOV,LANCE.ROBINSON@USDA.GOV  
 
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