FNUS74 KLZK 291914 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 211 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1401 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT OVER MUCH OF ARKANSAS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH ARKANSAS ARE UNDER A BURN BAN. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH TODAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...WHILE A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOLER AIR WITH A DRY COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS A BIT LATE DAY THURSDAY...BEFORE RETURNING MAINLY BELOW 10 MPH ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WEST WILL MOVE EAST THIS WEEKEND...WHILE KEEPING WEATHER CONDITIONS DRY AND COOL THROUGH MONDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........81 AT REQUEST...MAX 81. RH..................38 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 35 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 80 79 78 RH..............38 41 44 47 20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 66 64 63 61 RH..............47 60 67 72 75 78 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 2 NE 1 NW 0 W 0 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 0 0 0 0 0 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NW W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 1 1 0 0 1 EYE LVL WND GST.3 0 0 0 0 0 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 12 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...MARLENE BULLARD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100929.LENAF.01/LZK