FNUS74 KLZK 241441 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 841 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 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... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 38 38 39 40 40 40 40 40 39 RH..............59 58 57 55 52 49 46 45 46 48 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 35 33 32 31 31 RH..............48 51 53 56 59 59 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 3 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 14 14 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 34 42 46 RH..............69 57 44 41 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...61 REQUESTED BY...BECKY FINZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090124.RAILR.01/LZK