Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
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249 FXUS64 KLZK 072324 AFDLZK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 624 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 255 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Continue to monitor convection acrs eastern OK this aftn. CAMS have struggled to get a good handle on things. Based on latest radar trends, wl include some low PoPs early this evening acrs some our western zones as the activity is expected to wane close to sunset. Otherwise, aftn conds have been tranquil acrs the FA, with partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 80s to the mid 90s. Tonight... Expect some lingering convection early in the west. There are still indications that sctd convection may affect parts of northwest AR later tngt as a weak CDFNT apchs fm the northwest. Also, the outer affects fm Beryl wl bring sctd PoPs into the state fm the southwest later tngt. Monday through Tuesday... Beryl is fcst to make landfall along the TX coast before daybreak on Mon. The latest NHC guidance conts to take the remnants northward over east TX Mon, then eventually turn more northeast and track acrs northwest AR on Tue. The system wl accelerate acrs the FA as it is absorbed into the long wave upper trof to our northwest. We continue to emphasize that some deviation in the official track wl occur with later fcsts. The main impacts on AR fm Beryl cont to be heavy rainfall and the possibility of flash flooding. Based on the latest FF guidance, as well as office coordination, we have opted to hold off on a Flood Watch for our area. It still appears that the timeframe for heavy rainfall wl be durg the Mon night into Tue mrng. The potential for a few tornadoes wl also exist as the remnants tracks acrs AR. The main focus is generally for locations that are to the north and east of the center/s track. Abundant cloud cover and rain chcs wl keep daytime highs well below normal in most areas Mon and Tue. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday Night through next Sunday) Issued at 255 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 After the remnants of Beryl depart the area, mid-level ridging across the middle of the country will be pushed east by an expanding ridge across the western US. This will provide warming temperatures through the end of the period along with little to no rain chances. No major disturbances look to approach the forecast area through next weekend. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 622 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Moisture continues to increase in advance of tropical system Beryl but the majority of the impacts will be felt after the TAF period concludes. Convection will gradually overspread the region but overall VFR conditions will prevail for the majority of the period. Occasional MVFR conditions are expected in some of the heavier precipitation later in the period. Winds will generally be light and from the east to southeast. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 72 90 70 80 / 10 50 80 90 Camden AR 73 89 71 84 / 30 50 80 70 Harrison AR 68 82 65 72 / 20 70 70 80 Hot Springs AR 74 88 69 80 / 30 60 90 80 Little Rock AR 76 90 72 83 / 20 40 80 80 Monticello AR 75 92 75 87 / 30 40 60 70 Mount Ida AR 72 85 67 79 / 40 70 90 80 Mountain Home AR 70 84 67 73 / 20 60 70 90 Newport AR 73 89 72 82 / 10 40 70 90 Pine Bluff AR 75 91 73 84 / 20 40 70 80 Russellville AR 74 86 70 79 / 20 70 80 80 Searcy AR 72 89 71 82 / 20 50 80 90 Stuttgart AR 76 89 74 83 / 20 30 70 80 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...56 LONG TERM....67 AVIATION...56