FNUS74 KLZK 251349 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR LANDERS FIELD...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 749 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO LIGHT EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA AND DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. SOME LATE DAY INCREASE IN MOISTURE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST. LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW FRIDAY. BEST POTENTIAL FOR ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE ACROSS FAR WESTERN ARKANSAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST...WITH DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 43. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER COV.....NONE. WEATHER TYPE....NONE. TEMP............34 37 39 41 42 41 40 RH..............37 33 31 29 28 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 3 3 3 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 6 6 6 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.2 4 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....5. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 35 32 30 29 28 RH..............34 40 46 51 55 59 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 0 0 0 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 0 0 0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 5 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....43. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 33 38 43 RH..............61 55 49 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E NE N TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 6 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...M TREXLER REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SULLIVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.LANDE.01/LZK