FNUS74 KLZK 021428 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSS CREEK 1 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 828 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WITH WINDS SHIFTING AROUND TO THE WEST...THEN NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 MPH...WHILE GUSTS WILL APPROACH AND MAY EXCEED 20 MPH. DEWPOINTS WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH HUMIDITY BOTTOMING OUT CLOSE TO 25 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 41 TO 47 MPH BECOMING WEST 29 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4600 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 71 71 71 70 69 67 RH..............38 33 30 27 25 25 26 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 18 18 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 9 9 9 8 EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 11 11 9 9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.25 23 22 21 22 22 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 61 57 53 50 47 45 43 42 41 40 40 RH..............27 31 37 43 48 52 56 59 61 62 62 62 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 14 14 11 11 7 7 7 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 1 EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...B SMITH REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120302.ROSSC.01/LZK