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SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRY MT  4 5...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
816 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE STATE. BEHIND THE FRONT...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE
NOTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS UNDER 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN COUNTIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND THIS WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER. IT WILL REMAIN DRY
ON THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM BRINGS CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5100 FT MSL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............67  69  69  70  69  67
RH..............33  29  27  26  27  29
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  13  12  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  20  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   8   7   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.13  13  13  13  10  8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.22  22  22  21  20  18

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FORECASTER...B SMITH
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HUDGENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120229.HENRY.01/LZK