FNUS74 KLZK 241643 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SPECK HOLLOW...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1043 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... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 42. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 41 41 42 41 40 RH..............53 50 48 47 47 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 E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).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). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 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............38 35 34 33 32 32 RH..............51 55 57 59 62 62 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 E E TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 14 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2600 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............29 35 43 47 RH..............73 60 46 43 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...61 REQUESTED BY...BECKY FINZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090124.SPECK.01/LZK