FNUS74 KLZK 271356 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR SPUD ROCK SOUTH EAST...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 756 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE STATE WITH A SOUTH WIND FLOW THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SAG INTO ARKANSAS THROUGH THE DAY AND BRING A NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND FLOW. THIS BOUNDARY WILL STALL OVER ARKANSAS LATER TODAY THEN LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LATER TUESDAY TO TUESDAY NIGHT...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE. BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRY THURSDAY. THEN THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM. .TODAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............48 48 49 51 54 56 58 59 60 61 61 61 RH..............74 78 80 77 74 72 71 69 68 69 70 73 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...55 REQUESTED BY...RICK WILLIAMSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.SPUDR.03/LZK