FNUS74 KLZK 221244 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CRIGGER FIELDS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 644 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTH ARKANSAS EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY PUSH SOUTH OF THE STATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ARKANSAS. COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............47 53 57 61 65 65 63 62 RH..............55 46 39 35 31 31 34 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............59 55 53 52 50 48 RH..............38 46 52 59 65 72 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...BEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.CRIGG.01/LZK