FNUS74 KLZK 051250 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER BUFFALO WILDERNESS...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 650 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF ARKANSAS. OTHERWISE...CLEARING WILL TAKE PLACE BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT... WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE FORECAST. WIND SPEEDS TODAY WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS APPROACHING 30 PERCENT IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. .TODAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 21 21 20 20 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 28 28 28 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST 39 TO 48 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 32 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 1800 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....3. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 39 38 37 35 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 RH..............41 44 46 48 51 53 56 59 61 63 64 65 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 18 18 18 14 14 14 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 11 11 11 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.48 48 47 47 45 44 43 40 39 37 35 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3600 FT MSL. STABILITY CLASS.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............29 30 32 35 38 41 43 45 46 47 46 45 RH..............67 65 59 54 48 44 40 38 37 36 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.11 7 7 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.6 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 MIX HGT (KFT)... TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.30 28 25 23 22 20 17 17 16 15 15 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...TONY COLLINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130305.LOWER.01/LZK