FNUS74 KLZK 080054 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE BLUE STEM...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 654 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AT 10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES TOWARDS THE STATE THIS EVENING. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN MOITURE...KEEPING RH VALUES IN THE UPPER 60S INCREASING TO NEARLY 100 BY THE LATE EVENING. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND TRIGGERS SOME SHOWERS AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 21 18 18 21 21 21 21 21 21 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MIN 59. RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 99 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 47 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1500 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW TEMP............65 64 63 63 62 62 61 61 61 60 60 60 RH..............67 71 74 76 79 81 84 87 89 92 94 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 11 11 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.44 45 46 47 47 47 47 46 46 44 43 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 40 50 50 50 50 50 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 76 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 31 TO 38 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 31 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2900 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 8 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 CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............60 60 61 62 63 65 66 66 66 67 66 64 RH..............99 98 96 93 90 87 85 83 83 82 78 76 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W W W W W W NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW W W W W W W W NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.38 35 31 28 25 23 22 23 25 28 31 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...277 REQUESTED BY...GLEN FORTENBERRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.PINEB.03/LZK