FNUS74 KLZK 241642 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR MERRILL RIDGE FIRE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1042 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1035 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........32 AT REQUEST...MAX 36. RH..................48 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 31 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 33 34 35 35 35 35 33 RH..............48 44 39 36 33 32 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 14 13 12 10 10 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21. RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 8 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 30 29 28 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 RH..............34 36 37 38 40 41 42 44 45 47 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............21 23 24 26 28 30 32 33 34 35 34 33 RH..............55 51 50 47 43 40 37 36 35 34 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...28 REQUESTED BY...SYLAMORE RANGER DIST TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090124.MERRI.01/LZK