FNUS74 KLZK 182312 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGELAND WILDERNESS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 508 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1703 CST ON JANUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE IN THE COMING DAYS...WITH A SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK...A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE...AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN BY FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT REQUEST...MIN 29. RH..................46 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING .. TO THE NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 44 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 31 31 RH..............46 50 53 55 56 58 60 61 62 62 69 68 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N TRANSP WIND SPD.32 29 26 24 22 21 21 21 23 25 28 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 32 36 40 42 41 RH..............68 64 53 45 42 43 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 12 N 12 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 6 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 FEET TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.31 28 24 22 23 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...RNADY NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090118.RIDGE.01/LZK