FNUS74 KLZK 051405 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAUCHAMP WEST INTERIOR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 804 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY. THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN A LARGE AREA OF LOW CLOUDS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE WHICH SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING. ONCE THE LOW CLOUDS DO BURN OFF...HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AND BRING RAIN CHANCES BACK TO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IT MEANDERS AROUND THE MID SOUTH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 36 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 65 68 70 72 74 75 75 74 73 RH..............75 69 64 59 54 51 49 47 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 35 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.BEAUC.01/LZK