FNUS74 KLZK 201353 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR AVANT V...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 753 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF ARKANSAS TODAY... ALLOWING SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE COMMON BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH THROUGH THE REST OF THE STATE ON SATURDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ARKANSAS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER AIR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 38 43 48 52 55 58 59 59 58 RH..............64 55 47 40 35 32 30 29 31 32 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 14 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...KURT RADCLIFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090220.AVANT.01/LZK