FNUS74 KLZK 221140 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTTSIDE 43...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 640 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY BETWEEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST AND AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS ARKANSAS. THE SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 41 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 74 76 77 78 79 78 RH..............55 51 48 46 45 44 44 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 10 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.13 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.35 36 37 38 39 40 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 72 68 65 63 61 RH..............46 55 64 70 76 79 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.SCOTT.01/LZK