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FXUS64 KLZK 220823
AFDLZK

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
323 AM CDT Fri Sep 22 2017

.SHORT TERM...Today Through Saturday Night
Practically a rinse and repeat persistence forecast. Elongated upper
ridge remains anchored overhead, nearly stacked atop broad surface
high pressure across the eastern half of the CONUS. No
significant weather expected through the period aside from
diurnally-driven cumulus once deep mixing commences after sunrise.
H850 temps of 18C+ keeping temps above average in the upper 80s
and low 90s, although NAM guidance tries to knock those values
down into the 16-17C range by tomorrow afternoon, so perhaps a
degree or two cooler, especially in higher terrain across northern
AR.

Southerly flow relaxes a bit today as the tight pressure
gradient across the High Plains is buffered by the ridge. Continued
influx of moisture in a stagnant atmosphere will keep dewpoints
uncomfortably high and overnight low level moisture pooling will
promote patchy fog and/or haze. Models in good agreement slowly
nudging an upper low our way as the period ends, which would
predominantly result in increased cloud cover across the southern
counties. Little to no thunder expected through Sat night with
continued strong subsidence aloft.

Used a blend of hi-res and global guidance with preference for
the HRRR/NAM through tomorrow evening, then a more general blend
thereafter.

&&

.LONG TERM...Sunday Through Thursday
Initially, presence of an upper low in the vicinity of the midsouth
region will keep diurnally-driven convection in the forecast.

However, by late Monday and into Tuesday, the system will dampen out
and get absorbed into the mean flow. Irritating ridge which has been
our predominant weather feature will continue to break apart, and
the southern remnant of it will flatten out. This will allow a
stalled frontal boundary out in the plains to move southeast and
into the region, with rain chances increasing.

By the end of the week, troughing digging down into the central
CONUS will push the front out of the region, with cooler air
following. Heck, it may even start to feel like fall again.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     91  70  90  68 /   0   0   0   0
Camden AR         92  72  91  70 /  10   0   0   0
Harrison AR       89  67  88  65 /  10   0  10   0
Hot Springs AR    91  72  90  70 /  10   0   0   0
Little Rock   AR  92  71  90  70 /   0   0   0   0
Monticello AR     91  71  90  69 /  10   0  10   0
Mount Ida AR      90  69  89  68 /  10   0  10   0
Mountain Home AR  90  68  89  68 /   0   0   0   0
Newport AR        91  69  90  68 /  10   0  10   0
Pine Bluff AR     92  71  91  70 /  10   0  10   0
Russellville AR   91  70  90  69 /  10   0   0   0
Searcy AR         91  70  89  68 /  10   0   0   0
Stuttgart AR      91  70  90  69 /  10   0  10   0
&&

.LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE.
&&

$$

Short Term...COOPER / Long Term...57