FNUS74 KLZK 171256 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR REED MNT WOLF MNT...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 755 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NATURAL STATE. THE SYSTEM WILL CLEAR THE STATE EARLY TUESDAY WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY AND WITH DRIER AIR SWEEPING IN BEHIND THE BOUNDARY...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR WEST. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED STATEWIDE ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH FINE FUEL MOISTURE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THAT OCCURS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED IN THE COMING DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION MID WEEK AND DOMINATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR MID TO LATE OCTOBER. .REST OF TODAY... TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............73 77 80 82 84 84 84 RH..............47 42 39 37 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 5 5 8 5 5 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM TEMP............82 75 70 67 65 64 62 61 60 59 58 55 RH..............41 51 62 68 73 78 83 88 86 84 82 86 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW W W NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 5 3 3 6 8 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SW W W NW N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 7 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 10 10 .TUESDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...L PYLE REQUESTED BY...BEN ROWLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111017.REEDM.01/LZK