FNUS74 KLZK 281331 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST ROUND...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 731 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TODAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HRS IN SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE STATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BRINGING RAIN CHANCES TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH THE RAINFALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. HOWEVER...NO PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH THE NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE STATE SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 50 52 54 55 53 51 RH..............41 34 31 28 26 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E NE E E EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 2 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 8 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....5. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 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..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RNSN TEMP............49 45 42 39 37 35 RH..............37 44 50 57 63 68 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 3 E 5 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 2 3 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 13 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............34 39 44 48 RH..............73 65 59 50 20 FT WIND......NE 7 E 7 E 7G10 E 7G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...BECKY FINZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100228.WESTR.01/LZK