FNUS74 KLZK 151242 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTOPHER MOUNTAIN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 742 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0723 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE STATE ON WED EVENING. GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS A RESULT...WITH SUSTAINED 20 FT WINDS OF 10-15 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH...SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND 30 PERCENT...THOUGH SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE MIN RH VALUES DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. LOW CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING BUT CONSIDERABLE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE PERSISTENT THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT IN LOUISIANA WILL MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH SATURDAY AND BRING INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEEKEND. WITH AN ACTIVE PATTERN IN PLACE...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT REQUEST...MAX 71. RH..................66 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............59 61 63 65 67 69 70 71 71 71 71 RH..............66 59 53 48 42 37 32 30 29 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.28 25 23 21 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 15 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............70 67 63 60 59 57 56 55 54 53 53 52 RH..............29 32 39 44 49 53 57 61 63 65 67 69 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............51 51 52 56 60 64 67 70 72 73 74 73 RH..............71 73 72 64 55 49 46 43 42 42 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...RANDY NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110915.CHRIS.01/LZK