FNUS74 KLZK 251150 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR POLK CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 650 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PASS NORTH OF ARKANSAS TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE. MEANWHILE...A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO SOUTH ARKANSAS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG THE FRONT. THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3300 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 59 62 65 67 69 70 70 RH..............51 49 48 47 47 46 47 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...44 REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110325.POLKC.01/LZK