FNUS74 KLZK 271335 FWSLZK SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSS CREEK EAST ISO...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 835 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN THE WESTERN HALF OF ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE CLOSE TO 25 PERCENT IN PARTS OF THE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS. AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE. UNSETTLED WEATHER IS IN THE FORECAST THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THERE ARE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).......BECOMING 5200 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).......BECOMING 4215 FT AGL. STABILITY CLASS.....2. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 55 58 62 60 RH..............42 35 31 28 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 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 6 EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 6 6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 14 14 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT (MSL).......BECOMING 2700 FT MSL. MIXING HEIGHT (AGL).......BECOMING 1742 FT AGL. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. LVORI...............1. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 56 54 53 51 49 47 46 44 44 43 42 RH..............31 34 37 41 45 49 54 60 63 66 70 71 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16 14 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 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..7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 9 11 11 9 8 7 7 $$ FORECASTER...J LEWIS REQUESTED BY...TIM NUTLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.ROSSC.01/LZK