Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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500 FXUS64 KLZK 211751 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1251 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday Night) Issued at 316 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 An upper level ridge continues to retrograde west. Subsidence will continue over the area and will result in decreased rain chances. Expect dry conditions today and Saturday. Highs today and Saturday will be in the upper 80s to mid 90s. With dew points remaining in the 60s today, heat indices should remain below advisory criteria. Some dew points will climb into the lower 70s Saturday increasing the heat indices slightly. Lows tonight will be in the mid 60s to mid 70s and in the lower to mid 70s Saturday night. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Thursday) Issued at 316 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 The period will begin with a large ridge of high pressure wobbling toward the southern Rockies/southern Plains. We will be under the eastern periphery of the ridge, with well above average temperatures expected. A weak northwest flow aloft will guide a cold front toward Arkansas from the central Plains/mid-Mississippi Valley Sunday into Monday. It appears the front may get as far as southern Missouri before exiting back to the north by Tuesday. Moisture will increase a bit ahead of the front, and cannot rule out isolated afternoon/early evening thunderstorms. These will be very spotty, and most of us will not get rain. More importantly, as moisture levels tick higher, heat index values will become oppressive. Maximum heat indices will range from 100 to 110 degrees across much of the state Sunday through Tuesday. Heat Advisories will likely be required. By Wednesday, a trough of low pressure will cut through the upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys. A northerly flow aloft will become more pronounced locally, and that will bring another cold front toward the area. This front may have enough legs to make it into if not through Arkansas. Better chances of showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front, followed by slightly cooler/drier and less oppressive air to end the period. && .AVIATION...
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(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1244 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 For the 18Z TAFs... Water vapor satellite imagery shows a broad clockwise circulation over Arkansas early this afternoon, indicative of high pressure aloft that will define this TAF cycle. Between afternoon scattered cumulus development and high cloud coverage VFR condtions are expected to hold over the next 24 hours with light generally southerly winds in place. Opted for one line TAFs because the impact of scattered 6kft clouds and cirrus clouds is inconsequential to the aviation community. Cavanaugh
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&& .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
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Batesville AR 71 95 75 95 / 0 0 0 10 Camden AR 71 96 74 99 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 69 92 73 93 / 0 0 0 20 Hot Springs AR 71 95 74 99 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 75 97 77 98 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 73 96 75 98 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 69 94 72 97 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 69 93 73 93 / 0 0 10 20 Newport AR 74 95 76 96 / 0 0 0 10 Pine Bluff AR 73 95 75 98 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 72 96 75 97 / 0 0 0 10 Searcy AR 71 95 73 97 / 0 0 0 10 Stuttgart AR 75 94 77 97 / 0 0 0 0
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&& .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...51 LONG TERM....46 AVIATION...Cavanaugh