Area Forecast Discussion

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FXUS64 KLZK 240740
AFDLZK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
240 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2008

SHORT TERM: TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
PATCHY FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND THE LOWER RIVER VALLEY. FOG IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATED BY MID MORNING.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR DRY WEATHER OVER THE
CWA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
MISSOURI TODAY...BUT SHOULD BE KEPT NORTH OF THE STATE BY THE
STRONG RIDGE. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMAL EFFECTS ON
THE WEATHER IN ARKANSAS.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THIS
PERIOD...WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S...AND LOWS MAINLY IN THE 50S
STATEWIDE.
&&

LONG TERM: SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
LONGWAVE PATTERN WILL BE IN TRANSITION THROUGH THE PERIOD. UPPER
RIDGE WHICH HAS BEEN PREDOMINANT DURING MUCH OF THE LAST WEEK WILL
CONTRACT TO THE WEST. AT THE SAME TIME...A DEEP UPPER LOW DEVELOPING
OVER CANADA WILL DIVE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. THIS WILL ALLOW A TROUGH TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
CONUS...WHICH WOULD...IN TURN ALLOW A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO AFFECT THE
REGION BY DAY 6 OR 7. THE FRONT WOULD BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION...AS WELL AS A COOLER
AIRMASS.
&&

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS: 
BATESVILLE AR     84  58  84  56 /  10   0   0   0
CAMDEN AR         87  59  86  57 /   0   0   0   0
HARRISON AR       84  56  84  55 /  10  10   0   0
HOT SPRINGS AR    86  59  85  57 /   0   0   0   0
LITTLE ROCK   AR  86  59  85  57 /   0   0   0   0
MONTICELLO AR     87  59  85  57 /   0   0   0   0
MOUNT IDA AR      85  59  85  57 /   0   0   0   0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  83  57  84  55 /  10  10   0   0
NEWPORT AR        84  58  84  56 /   0   0   0   0
PINE BLUFF AR     86  60  85  58 /   0   0   0   0
RUSSELLVILLE AR   85  58  85  56 /   0   0   0   0
SEARCY AR         85  59  84  56 /   0   0   0   0
STUTTGART AR      86  60  85  57 /   0   0   0   0
&&

LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES: NONE.
&&

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SHORT TERM...60 / LONG TERM...57