FNUS74 KLZK 241402
FWSLZK

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAYLOCK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
802 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER THE FAR SOUTH
AS UN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRAVELS ALONG A COLD FRONT LOCATED
OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA. IN ITS WAKE...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
TO BUILD OVER THE STATE WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. MOISTURE WILL RETURN LATE MONDAY AND
RIDE UP AND OVER THE COLDER AIR ON THE SURFACE. PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS
NUMEROUS WEAK DISTURBANCES RIPPLE THROUGH THE PREVAILING FLOW. THERE
IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE STATE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE SITUATION
REMAINS IN FLUX AND SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

.TODAY...

TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO
                       14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2600 FT MSL.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............41  41  42  42  41  40
RH..............54  51  49  47  48  49
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  14  13  13  12  12  10

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
TEMP............38  37  35  35  34  33  33  32  32  31  32  31
RH..............52  54  55  56  57  59  60  61  62  64  63  65
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

$$
FORECASTER...61
REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090124.BLAYL.01/LZK