FNUS74 KLZK 201157 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR LEATHERWOOD FIRE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 557 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0546 CST ON JANUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER COLDER AIR INTO ARKANSAS TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN SLOWLY BREAK UP. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS TO THE STATE TONIGHT...WITH SOUTH WINDS RETURNING WEDNESDAY AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EASTWARD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........24 AT REQUEST...MAX 33. RH..................68 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 45 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 25 25 26 28 30 31 32 32 33 32 31 RH..............68 67 65 61 56 52 49 47 46 45 46 49 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 21 20 18 17 16 16 17 17 16 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....6. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 26 25 23 22 25 RH..............53 58 63 68 73 68 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 2 2 2 3 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 7 3 3 7 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 29 44 52 RH..............76 63 37 31 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 7G10 SW 7G10 SW 7G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SULLIVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090120.LEATH.02/LZK