HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 119 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
115 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
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PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
115 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS ARKANSAS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
PART OF MISSOURI BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AS
THE STORM APPROACHES WITH THE PRECIPITATION MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE
ELSEWHERE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH 4 PM WHILE NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS
CONTINUE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS.
THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THIS
EVENING WITH CONSIDERABLY COLDER AIR SWEEPING IN BEHIND IT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL BLOW BETWEEN
20 AND 30 MPH. AS SUCH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER SWEEPS IN.
THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF
THE FORECAST AREA WHERE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF A MENA
TO ASH FLAT LINE WITH UPWARDS ON AN INCH FROM GLENWOOD TO
PERRYVILLE TO BATESVILLE WITH A DUSTING FURTHER SOUTH. NUMEROUS
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
IT WILL REMAIN WINDY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...AND IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER.
CLEARING WILL OCCUR FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WHILE THERE MAY BE SUNSHINE
IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...A FEW FLURRIES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM
TO THE NORTH.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATE
THIS WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BECOME LESS OF AN ISSUE. OTHER THAN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE FAR NORTH SATURDAY...DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
EARLY NEXT WEEK...DATA SHOWS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. IT APPEARS THE SYSTEM WILL HEAD TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES...AND WILL SPREAD MOISTURE INTO ARKANSAS BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FORECAST...IT IS
MUCH TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE WHAT TYPES OF PRECIPITATION WILL
OCCUR...OR HOW MUCH. DETAILS WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR IN THE COMING
DAYS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.
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VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1222 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM ALOFT WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHWEST THROUGH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTH AND WEST OF
THIS TRACK...COLDER AIR WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY NORTH AND WEST OF HOT SPRINGS...CONWAY AND
BATESVILLE.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONEVILLE...CLINTON...DANVILLE...
DARDANELLE...FAIRFIELD BAY...MENA...MORRILTON...MOUNT IDA...
MOUNTAIN HOME...NORMAN...OLA...PARIS...PERRYVILLE...WALDRON
1222 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS...BUT WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES
BY DAWN CHRISTMAS DAY.
* ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY UP TO
THREE INCHES.
* ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOSTLY ON GRASSY AREAS. SOME ROADS WILL
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
AS TEMPERATURES DIP BELOW FREEZING.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL GREATLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS WINTRY PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS. SLOW DOWN IN AREAS
THAT HAVE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...AND WHERE VISIBILITIES ARE
RESTRICTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 401 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND
THEN QUICKLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTHERN ARKANSAS. THIS WILL INCLUDE AREAS WEST OF A MOUNTAIN
HOME...TO CLINTON...TO MURFREESBORO LINE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN ARKANSAS.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW LIMITING VISIBILITIES.
* THIS IS STILL A DEVELOPING SYSTEM...AND THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM
WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT OF THE FORECAST. STAY TUNED TO LATER
FORECASTS IN REGARDS TO THIS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 320 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF ARKANSAS
THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM OUT IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL AFFECT
ARKANSAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR GUSTY
WINDS IN MUCH OF THE STATE.
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PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARKADELPHIA...ASH FLAT...AUGUSTA...
BATESVILLE...BEEBE...BENTON...BOONEVILLE...BRINKLEY...BRYANT...
BULL SHOALS...CABOT...CALICO ROCK...CAMDEN...CAVE CITY...
CLARENDON...CLARKSVILLE...CLINTON...CONWAY...COTTON PLANT...
DANVILLE...DARDANELLE...DE VALLS BLUFF...DE WITT...DES ARC...
DUMAS...FAIRFIELD BAY...FLIPPIN...FORDYCE...GLENWOOD...GOULD...
HAMPTON...HARDY...HARRISON...HAZEN...HEBER SPRINGS...
HORSESHOE BEND...HOT SPRINGS...JASPER...LESLIE...LITTLE ROCK...
LONOKE...MALVERN...MAMMOTH SPRING...MARSHALL...MCCRORY...
MCGEHEE...MELBOURNE...MENA...MONTICELLO...MORRILTON...MOUNT IDA...
MOUNTAIN HOME...MOUNTAIN VIEW...MURFREESBORO...NEWPORT...NORMAN...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK...OLA...OXFORD...PARIS...PERRYVILLE...
PINE BLUFF...RUSSELLVILLE...SEARCY...SHERIDAN...STAR CITY...
STUTTGART...SUMMIT...THORNTON...VIOLA...WALDRON...WARREN...
WESTERN GROVE...YELLVILLE
320 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...AS A POWERFUL STORM
SYSTEM DEVELOPS OUT IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVES TOWARD THE
REGION.
* WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH BY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY EVENING...
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA BODIES
OF WATER. SMALL CRAFT WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS WILL NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF THEY DECIDE TO GO
OUT ON THE WATER. REMEMBER...DUE TO REDUCED FRICTION...WINDS OVER
OPEN WATER ARE STRONGER THAN THOSE REPORTED AT STATIONS ON LAND.
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