FNUS74 KLZK 241321 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO 1 ISO...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 721 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HAZARDOUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE RED FLAG AREA...WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING RH VALUES IN THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE DRY CONDITIONS... COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 30 MPH...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED AS ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD EASILY AND RAPIDLY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH CALMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE TO THE EAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH MOISTURE LEVELS STARTING TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY. PRECIP CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 28 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5800 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 50 51 52 53 52 51 RH..............33 29 27 26 25 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 12 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 7 6 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 13 13 13 10 10 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.33 32 31 30 28 25 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 46 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 36 35 RH..............32 36 40 43 46 48 50 53 55 57 56 57 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120224.BUFFA.01/LZK