FNUS74 KLZK 040024 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CANEY...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 624 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1835 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER RIDGE WITH RELATIVELY DRY AIR OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER OVER ARKANSAS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY AND SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN AND BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS LATE SATURDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL BE A SLOW MOVING FRONT. HEAVY RAIN COULD BECOME POSSIBLE. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY TO KEEP RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 48 45 43 40 38 RH..............26 31 38 46 56 69 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.24 26 26 28 26 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090303.WESTC.02/LZK