FNUS74 KLZK 011227 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERSTRIP...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 727 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING THE AREA IN A NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WITH ONLY WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGES MOVING THROUGH. ONE SUCH DRY FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN LATE SATURDAY. WITH WINDS INCREASING IN RESPONSE. OTHERWISE...AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK...AS CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AND FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN LOW. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 74 76 77 77 75 RH..............38 33 31 29 28 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 65 61 58 57 55 RH..............33 44 52 57 60 63 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 5 5 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...ADAM STROTHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101001.VANDE.01/LZK