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FXUS64 KLZK 061652
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1152 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 249 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
-A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN PLACE TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
ARKANSAS FOR DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES.
-TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH
INCREASING CHANCES OF HEAT HEADLINES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
-RAIN CHANCES INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A FRONT.
-THIS UPCOMING HOT AND HUMID PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO NEXT
WEEK. MAKE SURE TO TAKE BREAKS OUTSIDE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 249 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
TO BEGIN THE PERIOD, A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OUT WEST
CONTINUES TO EXPAND EASTWARD. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MILD
AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE STATE. WITH THAT SAID, WE WILL SEE A
SLIGHT PATTERN CHANGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS NW FLOW ALOFT BRINGS
INCREASED RAIN CHANCES.
AS THE PATTERN BREAKS DOWN, THE RIDGE OUT WEST WILL SLOWLY EXPAND
BACK KEEPING ARKANSAS IN EASTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE EARLY IN THE
WEEK BEFORE COMPLETELY DOMINATING THE PATTERN BY LATE IN THE WEEK.
THIS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY ACROSS THE
STATE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORKWEEK. HEAT HEADLINES WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.
ADDITIONALLY, POP CHANCES INCREASES AS WE GET TO FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AS NW FLOW SETTLES OVER THE REGION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1151 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
EXPECT DEGRADED TAF CATEGORY POTENTIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL SITES OF KHRO, KBPK, AND KLIT FOR DECREASED VSBY ASSOCIATED
WITH ISOLATED STORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHICH MAY BRING VSBY DOWN TO MVFR OR POSSIBLE
BOUTS OF BRIEF IFR FLIGHT CATEGORY IN STRONGER CELLS. ALL SITES ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO VFR FLIGHT CATEGORY BY FRIDAY MORNING PRIOR TO
SUNRISE AS STORM COVERAGE DIMINISHES.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 75 96 74 96 / 10 60 40 10
CAMDEN AR 73 95 73 95 / 0 10 20 10
HARRISON AR 73 92 71 94 / 40 60 30 10
HOT SPRINGS AR 75 97 75 97 / 0 30 30 10
LITTLE ROCK AR 77 97 76 96 / 0 30 30 20
MONTICELLO AR 74 96 75 95 / 0 20 10 20
MOUNT IDA AR 73 95 72 95 / 0 30 20 10
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 73 92 71 94 / 50 60 30 10
NEWPORT AR 75 96 75 95 / 0 50 30 10
PINE BLUFF AR 74 95 74 94 / 0 20 20 20
RUSSELLVILLE AR 76 98 75 98 / 0 40 30 10
SEARCY AR 74 96 74 95 / 0 40 40 10
STUTTGART AR 75 96 76 95 / 0 10 40 20
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ031>034-039-
042>047-054>057-121-122-130-138-230-238.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR ARZ031>034-039-
042>047-054>057-121-122-130-138-230-238.
SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...74
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