FNUS74 KLZK 251318 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE...U.S.FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 718 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TODAY. AT IGNITION TIME...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...MAYBE HAVING A BIT OF A WEST-NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TRANSITIONING TO A MORE DOMINANT SOUTHERLY COMPONENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 20-25 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WILL THEN BE NOTED ON SUNDAY...BUT WITH MOISTURE LEVEL STARTING TO INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS A SYSTEM AFFECTS ARKANSAS. DRY WEATHER WILL THEN BE NOTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5100 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 51 53 55 56 56 55 RH..............43 39 34 30 28 26 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 6 6 7 8 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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 PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 48 46 45 43 42 41 40 39 39 38 38 RH..............31 35 39 43 47 51 55 58 60 62 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 14 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 38 40 44 47 51 54 56 58 59 58 57 RH..............67 66 61 54 48 43 39 36 35 34 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 5 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 20 21 23 23 24 23 22 21 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...DANIEL MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120225.RIFLE.01/LZK