Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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687 FXUS64 KLZK 060535 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1235 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 151 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 A weakening MCV associated with the morning MCS is slowly rotating east over central sections of the state...with some lingering SHRA ongoing just ahead of this MCV. On the back side of this system...NW winds were ushering in drier air to the state as a cold front drops SE into the state. Expect the MCV to continue to slowly shift east this afternoon...with POPs remaining near this MCV for SHRA and maybe some isolated TSRA. The cold front will continuing pushing SE through the state tonight...with some drier air filtering south. By Thu into Thu night...there may be a slight return of higher dewpts...but a new front will push south into the state for Fri...with another wave of drier...slightly cooler air moving into the state to wrap up the short term. Beyond this Wed afternoon...expect precip chances to remain limited until chances return to the forecast over the weekend. && .LONG TERM... (Friday Night through next Wednesday) Issued at 151 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 Dry conditions are expected to come to an end early in the period. By the weekend, sfc ridging should shift east of the area providing a return of S-SW flow ahead of a cold front expected to sink south into the state. The expanding H500 ridge across the West is expected to begin to break down this weekend as a series of intense cyclones over central Canada work their way south toward the Great Lakes. This will lead to a NW flow regime over the area and will provide an avenue for a steady stream of mid-level disturbances to move through. So, frequent rain chances and possible MCS activity will return to the forecast. Temperatures don`t look too out of hand through the period with portions of northern AR likely experiencing slightly cooler readings than the rest of the state. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1230 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024 VFR conds will prevail, with some patchy fog possible arnd daybreak Thu mrng. Mid lvl clouds wl slowly depart eastern AR overnight. A new impulse wl drop toward N AR late in the day on Thu, with an incrs in clouds, along with a few showers possible. && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...62 LONG TERM....67 AVIATION...44