FNUS74 KLZK 131423 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BECHT BURN...ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 923 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WARM...DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND 5 MPH. AFTERNOON RH VALUES TODAY WILL BE A LITTLER HIGHER VERSUS TUESDAY. A GRADUAL VEERING OF LOW LEVEL WINDS TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WILL INCREASE SFC MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY. HOWEVER...MIN RH VALUES SHOULD STILL DIP INTO THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER...AROUND 5-10 MPH. THIS WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE. RH VALUES WILL BE HIGHER STILL ON THURSDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40 PERCENT RANGE. OVERALL...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH TODAY OR THURSDAY...THOUGH FIRE DANGER CONCERNS ARE STILL ELEVATED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS WHERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6200 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....1. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 74 74 74 RH..............35 34 34 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....6. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 67 62 59 56 54 RH..............35 44 53 60 67 74 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 8 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 59 68 73 RH..............80 68 53 48 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 18 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...D KOCH REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN L SHORT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.BECHT.01/LZK