FNUS74 KLZK 042215 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD LANE...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 415 PM CST WED JAN 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1604 CST ON JANUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE FIRE AT THIS TIME WITH WINDS TURNING TO A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THESE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ONLY BRING IN SLIGHTLY COOLER...AND DRIER AIR TO THE STATE WITH CONDITIONS REMAINING OPTIMAL FOR FIRE GROWTH ESPECILLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY THE WEEKEND...ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE...WITH SOME CHANCES OF RAIN RETURNING. BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN LOOK TO COME DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS A MORE POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING LESS THAN 1000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 45 42 40 38 36 35 35 34 33 32 32 RH..............41 47 54 60 66 70 74 73 75 76 77 78 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 30 30 35 42 49 55 59 62 63 63 60 RH..............80 78 78 65 53 43 37 32 29 28 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST.0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 10 13 16 17 18 18 17 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...J GOUDSWARD REQUESTED BY...FENN WIMBERLY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120104.MALLA.01/LZK