FNUS74 KLZK 061501 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONS FORK 2 BLOCK 1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1001 AM CDT MON APR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE STATE AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL KEEP GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE STATE TODAY. AS SUCH...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER THIS AFTERNOON TO THE 40S PERCENT...WITH MINIMUM VALUES IN THE MID 30 PERCENT LATE DAY. LOW CLOUDS WILL ERODE SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TO CENTRAL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THE HIGH WILL THEN SETTLE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT FOR CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS MID WEEK. STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING CHANCES OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 46 47 48 48 47 RH..............40 37 35 34 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 18 18 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 35 35 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 11 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.18 18 18 18 18 15 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.29 29 30 30 31 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....5. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 39 34 31 28 26 RH..............35 46 59 69 78 83 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 8 6 4 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST.15 8 8 5 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.35 29 16 14 14 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 $$ FORECASTER...M TREXLER REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090406.IRONS.01/LZK