FNUS74 KLZK 192119 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR LEATHERWOOD FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 317 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1505 CST ON JANUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS. DRIER AIR MOVES IN FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 24 TO 32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 29 27 25 24 23 RH..............52 62 71 71 73 74 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.24 28 30 32 32 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............22 24 33 37 RH..............75 69 47 38 20 FT WIND......NW 10G15 NW 10G15 NW 9G10 NW 7G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).... 5300 FEET TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW TRANSP WIND SPD.29 26 22 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...DENNIS SHARP TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090119.LEATH.01/LZK