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FXUS64 KLZK 090751
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
251 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 230 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY; LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY; LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE
- QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 230 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
EXPANSIVE STRATUS DECK WAS OVERSPREADING THE STATE FROM THE S THIS
MORNING AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION WAS WELL UNDERWAY. TEMPS
RANGED FROM THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. DEW PTS RANGED FROM UPPER
40S (NRN AR) TO LOWER 60S (SRN AR).
TODAY, A LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
STATE TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS. TEMPS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO UPPER
70S. DEW PT TEMPS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CREEP INTO THE MID/UPPER 60S
OVER THE SRN TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE. STORMS ARE INITIALLY EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OVER SW AR, ELEVATED IN NATURE, POSING A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WITH STORMS FOLLOWING THE MEAN WIND FROM THE W. SBCIN SHOULD
DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ALLOWING STORMS TO BECOME
INCREASINGLY SURFACE BASED AS THIS ACTIVITY MOVES EWRD. EBWD IS
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20-45 KTS, SUFFICIENT FOR SUSTAINING
UPDRAFTS. SBCAPE AND MLCAPE PROFILES OF 1000-1500 J/KG SHOULD DRIVE
THE LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL AND A DAMAGING WIND THREAT. MIDDAY
HODOGRAPHS FEATURE MODEST CLOCKWISE CURVATURE IN THE LOWEST PORTION
OF THE ATMOSPHERE POSING A LOW END CHANCE OF A TORNADO OR TWO BUT
WOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVIATE SERLY MOVING CELLS. THE BULK OF
CONVECTION SHOULD MOVE INTO FAR E AND SE AR BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD WIND DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS AS THESE STORMS GROW UPSCALE INTO A COMPLEX OR CLUSTER
OF STORMS. THE MAIN AREAS TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WOULD BE THE SE HALF OF AR. RAIN CHANCES DRAMATICALLY DECREASE
ACROSS NW AND N-CNTRL AR.
THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CLOSED LOW EJECT INTO THE SRN PLAINS.
LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION. AS UPPER
LEVEL IMPULSES MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH LARGE SCALE
BACKGROUND ASCENT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. AR WILL RESIDE FULLY
WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR. SBCAPE AND MLCAPE IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
1000-1500 J/KG WITH 0-1KM AND 0-3KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY OF 150
M2/S2 AND 200 M2/S2 RESPECTIVELY. EBWD IS ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE
FROM 30 KTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO 60 KTS TUESDAY NIGHT. IF STORMS CAN
REMAIN DISCRETE, ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE
INCLUDING LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND TORNADOES. ANOTHER ROUND
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER TROUGH PASSES OVER THE REGION ATOP A TRAILING
SURFACE COLD FRONT. THINKING FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL BE ROBUST
LEADING TO STORMS QUICKLY GROWING UPSCALE INTO A CLUSTER OR QLCS.
ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN HOWEVER
HEAVY RAIN MAY BE THE MOST NOTABLE FEATURE WEDNESDAY. WHERE STORMS
TRAIN, ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1-3" IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS A LARGE PART OF AR.
LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
BEYOND WEDNESDAY, A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA BENEATH NW
FLOW ALOFT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS BACK INTO
THE REGION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HIGH TEMPS ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE
COOLEST THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH READINGS TOPPING OUT IN THE 50S
AND 60S UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT NRLY WINDS.
THEREAFTER, TEMPS WILL CLIMB BACK INTO THE 70S TO LOWER 80S ON
SWRLY SURFACE WINDS AS THE SURFACE HIGH DEPARTS THE REGION TO THE
E.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1235 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
MVFR CEILINGS WILL OVERSPREAD THE STATE THROUGH MORNING HOURS
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE STATE. LATEST SATELLITE ANALYSIS
SHOWS LOW STRATUS DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS. HI-RES GUIDANCE SHOWS LOW STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND EVENTUALLY OVERSPREAD MOST OF THE STATE THROUGH THE
REST OF THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME FOG HAS DEVELOPED
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS PREVAIL THROUGH
SUNSET ACROSS THOSE AREAS. AS THE LOW STRATUS MOVES NORTH, FOG IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATED. A DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE STATE
AROUND MID MORNING BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN TERMINALS AS EARLY AS 15Z. BEHIND THE DISTURBANCE,
CEILINGS WILL LIFT TO VFR LATE IN THE PERIOD ACROSS ALL TERMINALS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 75 64 80 64 / 40 10 40 70
CAMDEN AR 77 64 81 64 / 80 20 20 40
HARRISON AR 78 63 80 58 / 20 0 50 90
HOT SPRINGS AR 75 64 78 63 / 80 30 30 70
LITTLE ROCK AR 75 65 80 65 / 70 20 30 60
MONTICELLO AR 77 66 83 67 / 90 30 10 20
MOUNT IDA AR 75 64 78 62 / 70 30 50 80
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 78 62 81 60 / 20 0 40 90
NEWPORT AR 75 65 80 66 / 60 20 40 70
PINE BLUFF AR 76 65 81 65 / 90 30 20 40
RUSSELLVILLE AR 77 63 81 64 / 40 20 50 90
SEARCY AR 76 62 81 64 / 70 20 40 70
STUTTGART AR 75 65 79 66 / 80 30 20 40
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...70
LONG TERM....70
AVIATION...76
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