FNUS74 KLZK 231244 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER MTN 47...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 744 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY AND EVENTUALLY STALL OUT SOUTH OF THE AREA. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ARKANSAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION BY THE WEEKEND AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD AND AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 73 73 73 73 72 RH..............38 31 28 26 23 24 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 22 24 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 66 61 55 51 48 RH..............25 29 36 44 51 55 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.7 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 8 8 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.23 17 12 13 14 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...61 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.WALKE.01/LZK