FNUS74 KLZK 061344 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BFG 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 744 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY...AND BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THE ELEVATED WINDS ARE A RESULT OF A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF ARKANSAS. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BRING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE STATE...WHICH WILL GENERATED THE LOW LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING AROUND 2000 TO 3000 FT. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL LIFT BY MIDDAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL START SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION AND STALLS ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 31 TO 37 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....NONE. WEATHER TYPE....NONE. TEMP............67 69 72 74 76 78 79 81 81 79 77 RH..............72 67 62 58 55 52 49 46 46 49 52 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.36 35 33 32 32 31 32 32 33 35 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 36 TO 41 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 72 68 66 64 62 RH..............52 58 65 71 74 79 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 9 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 10 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.36 38 39 40 41 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...M TREXLER REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.BFG2_.01/LZK