HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE MIDWEST TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONTINUES THROUGH NOON IN NORTH AND WEST ARKANSAS. IT WILL REMAIN
WINDY ACROSS ARKANSAS HOWEVER...AND IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER. A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY.
CLEARING WILL OCCUR FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SUNSHINE WILL RETURN TO
CENTRAL AND SOUTH SECTIONS TODAY. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST
SUNDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
EARLY NEXT WEEK...DATA SHOWS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. IT APPEARS THE SYSTEM WILL HEAD TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES...AND WILL SPREAD MOISTURE INTO ARKANSAS BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FORECAST...IT IS
MUCH TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE WHAT TYPES OF PRECIPITATION WILL
OCCUR...OR HOW MUCH. DETAILS WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR IN THE COMING
DAYS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...REPORTS OF FLOODING...TIMING WHEN RAIN CHANGES TO SLEET OR
SNOW...AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
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VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
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