342  
FNUS74 KLZK 170647  
FWSLZK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JWF FOURCHE VALLEY UNIT 4...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 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  
 
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW OR NEAR FREEZING THROUGH  
MID-MORNING. MIN RH VALUES WILL NEAR CRITICAL VALUES IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SURFACE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP BY TUESDAY  
EVENING. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIR AND DRY  
ACROSS THE STATE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
LVORI...............1.  
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........16 INCREASING TO 56.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....49.  
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............30 37 41 45 49 52 54 55 55  
RH..............34 27 24 22 20 22 22 22 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 10 10 12 14 14  
MIXHGTAGL (KFT).1.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.5  
MIXHGTMSL (KFT).1.9 2.6 3.4 4.2 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.4 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 7 10 14 17 20 21 18  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 51 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
LVORI...............2.  
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........28 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.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 52 49 46 44 44 44 43 43 43 41 44  
RH..............26 29 33 37 41 41 41 45 45 47 50 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 14 14 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 18  
MIXHGTAGL (KFT).1.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4  
MIXHGTMSL (KFT).2.6 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 14 14  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71.  
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) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
DISPERSION..........22 INCREASING TO 42 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
1700 FT MIX TEMP....67.  
CATEGORY DAY........3.  
 
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 MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 43 45 48 52 57 61 65 68 70 71 71  
RH..............47 51 47 47 46 42 39 35 33 32 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 12 10  
MIXHGTAGL (KFT).0.5 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.8  
MIXHGTMSL (KFT).1.2 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.4 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 18 21 21 20 18 17 15 13 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...C POPE  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB VOGEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605965.0/LZK  
.DELDT 03/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.VOGEL@USDA.GOV,LANCE.ROBINSON@USDA.GOV  
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