FNUS74 KTSA 240055 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PEA RIDGE RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 655 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING CLOUDS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO WESTERN TEXAS. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH MID TO LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY AFTER SUNSET TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............31 31 31 35 41 46 51 54 57 58 57 56 DEWPT...........23 24 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 RH..............72 76 78 68 56 46 40 35 32 31 32 34 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 CLOUDS (%)......41 41 41 39 39 39 56 56 56 87 87 87 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..001 000 000 003 010 020 028 035 038 037 027 014 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E TR WIND SPD(MPH)6 6 6 6 8 12 14 15 15 14 12 9 STABILITY.......F E D C C B C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)59 60 60 59 56 52 50 52 55 57 56 54 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 000 001 003 005 007 008 007 004 002 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... COLDER...RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. EAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...NOLAN MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120124.PEARI.02/TSA