FNUS74 KLZK 061209 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 709 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0649 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. THIS...ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE VALUES...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. WINDS WILL LESSEN AFTER SUNSET...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY INTO THE 80TH PERCENTILE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH DRY CONDITIONS. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING MOISTURE TO THE STATE...WITH RH VALUES REMAINING ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST SATURDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH. BETTER RAIN CHANCES WILL COME SUNDAY...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT REQUEST...MAX 74. RH..................40 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 21 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 31 TO 36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 54 58 62 65 69 71 72 74 74 72 RH..............40 37 35 32 30 28 26 24 21 21 24 26 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.31 32 33 35 36 36 36 36 36 35 33 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. STABILITY CLASS.....5. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 67 63 60 57 55 RH..............26 32 42 54 64 71 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 2 2 2 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.10 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.30 25 22 18 16 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 58 65 70 RH..............78 74 64 58 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7G10 S 9G10 S 9G10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 22 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...SCOTT OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110406.WINDY.01/LZK