FNUS74 KLZK 232323 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR EARTH LANE FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 623 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1747 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ROUGHLY 8 PM. AFTER SUNSET WESTERLY WIND GUSTS SHOULD DIE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY...THOUGH WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH MAY CONTINUE THROUGH POSSIBLY 10PM. DESPITE WINDS DECREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT...RH VALUES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN IN THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT OR SO. AFTERWARD THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND DIURNAL RH TRENDS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITY VALUES TO CLIMB FAIRLY RAPIDLY TO A MAXIMUM OF 65 PERCENT BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ON THURSDAY SHOULD NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THEY WERE TODAY. DESPITE THE MIXED LAYER BEING FAIRLY DEEP TOMORROW...WINDS THROUGHOUT THE MIXED LAYER WILL BE WEAK AS WILL SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS. ONLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........74 AT REQUEST...MIN 42. RH..................18 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 65 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING WESTERLY 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 65 57 53 49 46 RH..............18 23 28 34 41 50 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 5 N 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 0 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 4 2 2 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.9 7 5 3 2 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.22 18 12 12 10 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS AROUND SUNRISE...BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4 MPH BY MID MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 46 57 64 RH..............60 61 39 29 20 FT WIND......N 2G5 N 3G5 N 3G5 NE 3G5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 13 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...C DALTON REQUESTED BY...DARRELL BARLOW TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110323.EARTH.01/LZK