FNUS74 KLZK 231400 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX WOLF ISO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 800 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IN OKLHAOMA WILL MOVE THROUGH ARKANSAS TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL ESSENTIALLY MOVE THROUGH DRY...THOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN SECTIONS. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING STRONG WINDS WITH IT. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME WEST AND NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT...15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. THE DRIEST AIR AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL SECTIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A FRONT STALLS IN SOUTH ARKANSAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 25 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 36 TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4200 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 74 74 74 73 70 RH..............32 29 28 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.13 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.28 30 32 36 37 39 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 37 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 59 56 54 51 50 48 46 45 44 40 40 RH..............36 40 43 44 46 46 46 48 50 51 57 58 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 10 10 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.40 41 43 43 44 45 45 44 43 39 37 35 .FRIDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...CLAY KNIGHTEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.FOXWO.01/LZK