FNUS74 KLZK 251656 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSSELL POINT...NPS BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1156 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1146 CDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE HOT AND DRY WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL BUILD TOWARD THE PLAINS ON THURSDAY...AND THIS WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO PUSH TOWARD ARKANSAS FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LITTLE ROCK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........91 AT REQUEST...MAX 97. RH..................49 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............91 92 94 96 97 97 96 RH..............49 47 45 40 37 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 20 20 21 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 75. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............96 92 88 85 83 82 81 80 79 78 78 77 RH..............34 35 39 44 48 52 54 62 65 68 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.22 18 21 23 25 28 29 30 31 32 32 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 95. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 77 80 83 86 88 90 92 92 93 93 92 RH..............77 78 71 65 59 54 50 46 45 44 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 11 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.31 30 29 26 25 23 21 20 18 18 18 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN BREEDLOVE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120725.RUSSE.01/LZK