FNUS74 KLZK 061428 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR GULPHA GORGE WILDFIRE...NPS BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 828 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 10 AM...WITH GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 20TH PERCENTILE...AND COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........58 AT REQUEST...MAX 74. RH..................54 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 21 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5700 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 65 68 71 73 74 74 74 73 RH..............54 43 37 32 28 25 23 22 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.11 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 21 29 36 36 36 33 31 32 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 64 61 58 56 54 RH..............25 34 42 51 59 70 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 4 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.31 22 16 17 16 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4400 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 55 61 66 69 70 RH..............79 81 70 62 58 57 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.7 11 14 18 18 14 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 7 9 9 7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 23 28 26 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...58 REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN BREEDLOVE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120306.GULPH.01/LZK