FNUS74 KLZK 221200 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTTSIDE 43...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 700 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 EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 41 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 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 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 16 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 30 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. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.13 5 5 5 5 3 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