FNUS74 KLZK 232335 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR GAFFORD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 635 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1753 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...BECOMING LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. 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. SOME LIGHT NORTHERLY UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND SUNRISE WILL BECOME EASTERLY BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. DESPITE THE MIXED LAYER BEING FAIRLY DEEP TOMORROW...WINDS THROUGHOUT THE MIXED LAYER WILL BE WEAK AS WILL SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS SO WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT TOMORROW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........73 AT REQUEST...MIN 42. RH..................17 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 67 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING ...THEN DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST 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............73 65 57 52 48 45 RH..............17 22 27 33 41 51 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 5 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 4 2 2 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.9 7 3 3 2 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.25 21 13 14 13 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS AROUND SUNRISE...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AROUND 2 TO 4 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 45 57 64 RH..............62 62 41 31 20 FT WIND......NW 2G5 NW 3G5 N 3G5 NE 3G5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N NE EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 15 12 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...C DALTON REQUESTED BY...HORACE LAWRENCE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110323.GAFFO.01/LZK