FNUS74 KLZK 251342 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST COVE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 742 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 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.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....NONE. WEATHER TYPE....NONE. TEMP............25 29 34 37 40 41 42 43 44 45 45 RH..............78 64 54 46 38 35 32 30 30 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH. STABILITY CLASS.....5. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 SNOW SNOW TEMP............43 39 37 34 33 31 RH..............35 42 49 56 63 70 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 E 5 E 3 E 5 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 2 3 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 10 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...M TREXLER REQUESTED BY...KURT RADCLIFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.WESTC.01/LZK