FXUS64 KLZK 250550
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1150 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
.AVIATION...
SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT...WITH
PRECIPITATION WRAPPING AROUND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS NW AR. BREEZY WRLY WINDS WILL USHER IN COLD AIR...WITH TEMPS
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RAIN TO
SWITCH TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT
HRO AND OTHER WRN CWA SFC OBS SITES. MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP WILL
LIFT NORTH AS THE SFC LOW EXITS TO THE NORTH. PRECIP SHOULD END
ACROSS ALL OF AR BY MID MORNING...WITH MAINLY FLURRIES POSSIBLE INTO
MIDDAY ON CHRISTMAS. CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT BY FRI
AFTERNOON...WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR FOR ALL SITES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1027 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
UPDATE...
SFC LOW HAS LIFTED INTO SRN MO ATTM...WITH THE ASSOCD UPR LOW NOW
OVR CNTRL AR. COLDER AIR FINALLY WORKING INTO THE FA FM THE W...
WITH PRECIP NOW CHANGING OVR TO LGT SNOW OVR WRN AR. DEFORMATION
ZN NOTED ON THE WRN SIDE OF THE UPR LOW OVR ERN OK/WRN AR. THIS
BAND OF PRECIP EXPECTED TO LIFT NWD OVERNIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWS EXPECTED ACRS NWRN AR. LEFT HEADLINES IN PLACE PER GOING FCST.
ADJUSTED HRLY TEMPS TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. ALL UPDATES HAVE
BEEN SENT. /44/
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 525 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
AVIATION...
SFC LOW CURRENTLY NEAR CLARKSVILLE MOVING NE TOWARDS NORTH CENTRAL
AR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL MOVING OUT OF THE
STATE TO THE NE...WITH A REMAINING BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL LIFTING NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
STRONG SFC WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SFC
LOW...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 KTS...AND GUSTS OF 25-30 KTS.
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AS THE COLD
AIR FILTERS IN RAPIDLY. NRN SITES WILL SEE BEST CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW. WINDS WILL RELAX SOME CHRISTMAS
AFTERNOON...WITH CIGS GRADUALLY LIFTING.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR 30 35 25 36 / 60 10 10 10
CAMDEN AR 30 43 28 46 / 40 10 10 10
HARRISON AR 23 29 21 31 / 100 20 10 10
HOT SPRINGS AR 29 39 26 41 / 50 10 10 10
LITTLE ROCK AR 30 39 26 40 / 50 10 10 10
MONTICELLO AR 32 42 29 46 / 40 10 10 10
MOUNT IDA AR 27 39 25 40 / 60 10 10 10
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 25 29 22 31 / 90 20 10 10
NEWPORT AR 31 36 26 37 / 60 10 10 10
PINE BLUFF AR 32 40 28 43 / 40 10 10 10
RUSSELLVILLE AR 26 36 23 37 / 70 10 10 10
SEARCY AR 31 37 26 38 / 50 10 10 10
STUTTGART AR 32 39 28 42 / 50 10 10 10
&&
.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR 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.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR BAXTER-CONWAY-
FULTON-IZARD-LOGAN-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-POLK-SCOTT-SHARP-STONE-VAN
BUREN-YELL.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR BOONE-JOHNSON-
MARION-NEWTON-POPE-SEARCY.
&&
$$
AVIATION...51
