FNUS74 KLZK 151251 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR MAULDIN PONDS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 651 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL FILTER IN OVER THE AREA TODAY AND FRIDAY. SOME SNOW FLURRIES THIS MORNING OVER CENTRAL AREAS. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD FRONTS THROUGH THE STATE OVER THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES APPROACHING 25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND DRY FUELS...MAY LEAD TO ENHANCED WILD FIRE DANGER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). FLURRIES POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........24 AT IGNITION...MAX 29. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....NONE. WEATHER TYPE....FLURRIES. TEMP............24 25 26 27 28 28 27 25 RH..............42 38 35 33 32 31 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 11. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............22 20 18 16 15 16 RH..............41 50 60 70 73 68 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 8 7 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...M TREXLER REQUESTED BY...BEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.MAULD.01/LZK