905

FXUS64 KLZK 030837

AFDLIT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

335 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



AFTER STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN THE PAST WEEK OR SO...LOOKS LIKE THE 

PATTERN MAY BREAK TOWARD THIS WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK. 



IN THE NEAR TERM...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PERSISTENT IN SOUTHEAST 

UNITED STATES WITH STORM SYSTEMS DIVERTED NORTH AND WEST OF HIGH. 

THE HIGH WILL BRING MOSTLY DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES 

THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 



FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...HIGH WILL BREAK DOWN A LITTLE ALLOWING 

FRONT TO NORTH AND WEST TO SAG INTO ARKANSAS. STORM SYSTEM ALOFT 

WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT TO PRODUCE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN 

SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH CLOUDS/CHANCE OF STORMS RIDING 

INTO ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY. 



ON SUNDAY...FRONT WILL LIKELY DRIFT BACK TO THE NORTH LEAVING 

ARKANSAS WITH DRY/WARM WEATHER ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT 

FRONT WILL GAIN MOMENTUM ON MONDAY AS NEW STORM SYSTEM DRAGS FRONT 

TO SOUTH/EAST. 



FRONT WILL BRING CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO ABOUT THE 

NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE ON MONDAY...AND OVER ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST 

HALF OF ARKANSAS ON TUESDAY. 



LOOKS LIKE FRONT MAY ACTUALLY PASS THROUGH ARKANSAS...WITH SLIGHTLY 

COOLER/DRIER AIR TO FOLLOW BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  (46)

 

.LIT...NONE








905

FXUS64 KLZK 030837

AFDLIT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR

335 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



AFTER STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN THE PAST WEEK OR SO...LOOKS LIKE THE 

PATTERN MAY BREAK TOWARD THIS WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK. 



IN THE NEAR TERM...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PERSISTENT IN SOUTHEAST 

UNITED STATES WITH STORM SYSTEMS DIVERTED NORTH AND WEST OF HIGH. 

THE HIGH WILL BRING MOSTLY DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES 

THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 



FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...HIGH WILL BREAK DOWN A LITTLE ALLOWING 

FRONT TO NORTH AND WEST TO SAG INTO ARKANSAS. STORM SYSTEM ALOFT 

WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT TO PRODUCE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN 

SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH CLOUDS/CHANCE OF STORMS RIDING 

INTO ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY. 



ON SUNDAY...FRONT WILL LIKELY DRIFT BACK TO THE NORTH LEAVING 

ARKANSAS WITH DRY/WARM WEATHER ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT 

FRONT WILL GAIN MOMENTUM ON MONDAY AS NEW STORM SYSTEM DRAGS FRONT 

TO SOUTH/EAST. 



FRONT WILL BRING CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO ABOUT THE 

NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE ON MONDAY...AND OVER ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST 

HALF OF ARKANSAS ON TUESDAY. 



LOOKS LIKE FRONT MAY ACTUALLY PASS THROUGH ARKANSAS...WITH SLIGHTLY 

COOLER/DRIER AIR TO FOLLOW BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  (46)

 

.LIT...NONE