FNUS74 KLZK 231512 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBINSON BURN...ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1012 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 24. 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 68 70 71 72 73 73 74 RH..............69 55 44 36 29 28 27 26 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 8 8 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.8 10 10 13 13 15 15 13 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 25 29 31 32 32 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 62 53 48 44 41 RH..............26 37 48 55 61 64 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 6 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.13 8 8 8 8 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.29 22 15 20 24 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 43 49 53 RH..............62 54 43 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 8 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.22 16 12 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...61 REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN L SHORT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.ROBIN.01/LZK