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FXUS64 KLZK 020532
AFDLZK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1232 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1229 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
-RELATIVELY COOLER AND AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
-GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY
AND INTO SUNDAY.
-TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH
HEAT HEADLINES POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 155 AM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
SATURDAY (TODAY)/SUNDAY/MONDAY:
A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS IS PROGGED TO OCCUPY THE STATE BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THE SFC,
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION AND OVERALL TEMPERATURES NEAR TO
BELOW NORMAL WILL BE OBSERVED OVER THIS THREE-DAY STRETCH. THE COLD
FRONT IS PROGGED TO COMPLETELY CLEAR EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MID-
SOUTH REGION OF THE CONUS BY MID-DAY TODAY. IN RESPONSE, POPS WILL
LOWER TO NEAR ZERO OVER THIS PERIOD ACROSS ARKANSAS WITH EXTREMELY
COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND OF AUGUST INTO THE
BEGINNING OF THE UPCOMING WORKWEEK.
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY:
AN ELONGATED UPPER LVL RIDGE BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE ENTIRE
SOUTHERN TIER OF THE CONUS EXTENDING FROM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
REGION OF THE CONUS TO OVER THE MID-SOUTH REGION OF THE CONUS. AT
THE SFC, HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. CONSEQUENTLY,
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVERALL AND A HOT AND DRY
PATTERN WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE CONTROL OF THE FORECAST. BY THE MIDDLE
OF THE UPCOMING WEEK, HEAT PRODUCTS WILL ONCE AGAIN LIKELY BE
WARRANTED ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE AND POP CHANCES WILL DIMINISH.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1226 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026
MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ERN HALF OF AR OVERNIGHT. CLOUD
COVER IS ANTICIPATED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TOWARDS 12Z, HOWEVER
BEYOND THIS PERIOD, LOW STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND ONCE AGAIN.
ON SUN, CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER END VFR WITH NRLY WINDS
BETWEEN 10-20 KTS. LOCATIONS WITH LEAST CLOUD COVER ON SUN SHOULD
BE KHRO AND KHOT. CLOUD COVER IS THE RESULT OF AN UPPER LOW
POSITIONED WELL N/E OF THE STATE. GUSTS WILL RELAX SUN EVENING.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BATESVILLE AR 88 68 90 68 / 0 0 0 0
CAMDEN AR 90 69 93 70 / 0 0 0 0
HARRISON AR 86 64 88 66 / 0 0 0 0
HOT SPRINGS AR 91 70 94 71 / 0 0 0 0
LITTLE ROCK AR 91 71 94 71 / 0 0 0 0
MONTICELLO AR 89 71 93 71 / 0 0 0 0
MOUNT IDA AR 90 67 92 68 / 0 0 0 0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR 85 65 88 67 / 0 0 0 0
NEWPORT AR 87 69 89 69 / 0 0 0 0
PINE BLUFF AR 89 69 91 70 / 0 0 0 0
RUSSELLVILLE AR 92 69 95 71 / 0 0 0 0
SEARCY AR 88 69 91 69 / 0 0 0 0
STUTTGART AR 88 71 91 72 / 0 0 0 0
LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...74
LONG TERM....74
AVIATION...70
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