FNUS74 KLZK 251325 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SEED ORCHARD...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 725 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 (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....NONE. WEATHER TYPE....NONE. TEMP............35 39 42 45 45 45 44 RH..............38 34 31 29 28 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 10 12 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....4. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSN RNSN SNOW TEMP............44 41 38 36 34 33 RH..............35 42 50 57 65 73 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 14 13 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...M TREXLER REQUESTED BY...BEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.SEEDO.01/LZK