FNUS74 KLZK 191241 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 741 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE SLIDING EAST OF ARKANSAS TODAY. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE WEST ACROSS THE PLAINS. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED WIND SHIFTS/INCREASED WIND SPEEDS NEAR THIS ACTIVITY FROM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. THE DOMINANT SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING MORE MOISTURE INTO THE STATE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA AGAIN FOR MORE WARM AND DRY WEATHER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 83 83 84 84 83 RH..............46 44 42 41 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 6 6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4100 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 82 80 78 76 74 72 70 69 69 68 68 RH..............43 46 49 53 56 60 65 69 72 74 76 77 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 5 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.11 7 7 4 7 7 4 4 4 4 2 2 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.6 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 25 23 21 18 16 14 13 12 10 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...62 REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120519.BUFFA.01/LZK