FNUS74 KLZK 241250 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BEE MT...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 650 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE STATE THIS MORNING WILL BRING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOL..DRY AIR TO THE NATURAL STATE FOR WEDNESDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN THE DRIER AIR...WITH MIN RH VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION. A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS THURSDAY...AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS...WITH THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE SEEING THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TO THE SOUTHWEST AND MOVE TOWARDS ARKANSAS...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 44 45 46 44 42 RH..............31 28 26 25 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 16 15 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....23. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....6. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 35 31 28 26 24 RH..............33 42 52 62 68 71 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.3 1 1 1 1 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 6 5 6 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 35 44 49 RH..............74 47 34 30 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 7G10 SE 7G10 SE 7G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 15 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...BECKY FINZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100224.BEEMT.01/LZK