FNUS74 KLZK 311246 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR IRONS FORK 1 BLOCK 10...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 746 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING...CAUSING A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES THIS MORNING ALONG THE FRONT. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND STATURDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 46 MPH BECOMING NORTH AND DECREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH LATER THIS MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............76 78 79 81 81 82 82 RH..............61 55 51 47 45 43 42 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 9 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 12 11 12 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 7 8 7 8 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 9 10 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 17 20 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 24 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT MSL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TEMP............81 79 75 70 66 64 62 61 59 58 57 55 RH..............43 46 51 60 65 68 71 73 75 77 79 81 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.25 28 29 30 30 29 29 28 26 26 25 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...D KOCH REQUESTED BY...USFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120531.IRONS.01/LZK