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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
349 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Thursday Night)
Issued at 342 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Dry conditions are expected through the period with below normal
temperatures continuing through tonight. Other than an increase
in cloud cover throughout the day, not much appreciable weather is
expected thanks to sfc ridging in place.

Another night of cold temperatures is expected with frost
possible across much of the state by Thursday morning. Some
localized at/below freezing temperatures possible as well, mainly
across northeast Arkansas. Sfc ridge will begin to shift away from
the area on Thursday with light srly winds returning.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Tuesday)
Issued at 342 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

The long term will start off on a quiet note. The upper pattern will
feature broad ridging over the Plains/MS Valley regions with a pair
of troughs located off the Pacific/Atlantic coasts, respectively,
through the end of the weekend. Changes are forthcoming however
heading into early Monday. The aforementioned W coast system will
track Ewrd across the Four Corners region into the Rockies on
Monday. Going into Tuesday, the trough will eject into the Plains.

At the surface, high pressure is anticipated to be situated across
the SE CONUS with a low, possibly two of them, tracking SW to NE
across the plains states. Across AR, winds will be S/SWrly between
these features promoting above average temperatures and increasing
moisture across the region. By Monday afternoon, another area of low
pressure will pass to the NW of AR, however the upper level trough
will pivot towards the state. Showers and thunderstorms are expected
to develop along and ahead of cold front beneath large scale forcing
for ascent. Given the orientation of the upper level forcing to the
cold front, rainfall could be heavy at times and train over some of
the same locations. It is still too early to focus in on severe
weather specifics, so that will be hashed out in better detail as
the system approaches in time.

High temperatures will be in the lower 70s to lower 80s through
Monday with colder air filtering into the state on Tuesday, thus
much cooler high temperatures Tuesday afternoon. Low temperatures
will moderate each morning going forward with lows mainly in the mid
50s to mid 60s. As with colder expected highs on Tuesday, lows
Tuesday morning will be chilly compared to the previous several of
mornings. Expect lows to be in the upper 40s to lower 60s Monday
morning and upper 30s to upper 40s Tuesday morning.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1258 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

VFR conditions will be noted through the period along with
relatively light winds.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     59  36  66  44 /   0   0   0   0
Camden AR         62  36  68  43 /   0   0   0   0
Harrison AR       56  34  65  43 /   0   0   0   0
Hot Springs AR    62  36  67  42 /   0   0   0   0
Little Rock   AR  61  39  68  45 /   0   0   0   0
Monticello AR     60  39  67  45 /   0   0   0   0
Mount Ida AR      62  35  68  43 /   0   0   0   0
Mountain Home AR  58  34  66  43 /   0   0   0   0
Newport AR        57  36  65  42 /   0   0   0   0
Pine Bluff AR     59  37  65  44 /   0   0   0   0
Russellville AR   61  37  68  43 /   0   0   0   0
Searcy AR         59  35  66  40 /   0   0   0   0
Stuttgart AR      58  38  64  44 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Frost Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for ARZ004>008-
014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>046-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-
141-213-221>223-230-237-238-240-241-313-340-341.

Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for ARZ103-112-203-
212.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...67
LONG TERM....70
AVIATION...67


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