FNUS74 KLZK 211339 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FORK 8...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 739 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0722 CST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS TODAY. GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH ARKANSAS. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE BEHIND THE FRONT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN LATER IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... TEMPERATURE.........62 AT REQUEST...MAX 67. RH..................90 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2900 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............62 63 63 64 64 65 65 65 65 63 61 RH..............90 84 78 72 67 62 57 52 49 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 26 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 17 .TONIGHT... 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 45 39 35 33 RH..............50 56 65 74 78 80 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 13 8 8 9 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110221.BIGFO.01/LZK