Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
400 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-101100-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
400 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE RECENT COLD FRONT...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE
TEENS ACROSS NORTH ARKANSAS TODAY...WHILE IN THE 20S OVER MUCH OF
THE REST OF THE STATE. TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD WITH
TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. WINDS WILL LOWER
TONIGHT...BUT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWER TO SINGLES IN MANY
LOCATIONS.
TONIGHT...DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...THE WET AND SLUSHY ROADWAYS
WILL AGAIN FREEZE...AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION IF
TRAVELING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION...KEEPING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT ARKANSAS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT
ARKANSAS...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE STATE...AND SPREAD
PRECIPITATION TO ARKANSAS. CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...LINGERING INTO
FRIDAY. ONLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...
MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ARKANSAS.
AFTER THIS SYSTEM...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THEN THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
327 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-101245-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
327 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 5 DEGREES ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 TONIGHT AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES SOUTH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.
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SJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-101100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
100 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING
THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS. A PERIOD OF MEASURABLE SNOW IS
POSSIBLE PRIMARILY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
BEYOND THURSDAY...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS LIKELY BY
NEXT WEEKEND. IT REMAINS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING ANY SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1155 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-101100-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1155 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
COLD AND STABLE AIR WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY FEB 10.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...ZERO.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OR A RAIN
AND SNOW MIXTURE FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
GREATEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE RED
RIVER VALLEY. YET ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OVER THE WEEKEND...
PRODUCING LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... AND THE CHANCE FOR ANOTHER
LIGHT WINTRY MIX.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM
WEDNESDAY.
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CJS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1131 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-101745-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1131 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
MARINE HAZARDS...
CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT ACROSS THE TIDAL
LAKES AND COASTAL WATERS DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND OUR
COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN IN HIGH FLOWS OR IN FLOOD. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.
COLD WEATHER...
THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP INTO THE 30S LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND IN THE 20S DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
A LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZE IS EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
OVER AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INTO SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN OR CENTRAL GULF WATERS
LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COLD AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE AS
MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN IS
LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY...AND SOME LIGHT SLEET MAY
MIX IN NEAR THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDORS...WITH A MIX OF
LIGHT RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. IF A
HEAVY BAND OF PRECIPITATION CAN DEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE
I 10/12 CORRIDOR ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER FLORIDA PARISHES...NORTH OF BATON
ROUGE...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO MOSTLY SNOW...AND THERE
COULD BE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS METROPOLITAN BATON
ROUGE...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHSHORE...AND AREAS JUST INLAND FROM
THE COAST IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. IF MORE SNOW THAN RAIN
FALLS...THERE COULD BE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
FARTHER SOUTH...AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE MAINLY RAIN FROM THIS
SYSTEM...HOWEVER SOME LIGHT SLEET COULD MIX IN DURING THE ONSET ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ANY SLEET IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON SURFACES THAT
WILL BE WELL ABOVE FREEZING...SO NO SIGNIFICANT ICING OF ROADS OR
BRIDGES IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME.
ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY MORNING WEST OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND I-55...AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER AREAS TO
THE EAST AND SOUTH.
MARINE HAZARDS...
CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT WEDNESDAY MORNING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS FOR SMALL
CRAFT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
RIVER FLOODING...
MANY RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN HIGH FLOWS OR IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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