664 NZUS01 KLZK 032008 WRKSWS ARKANSAS AREA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 425 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 CLOUD COVER INCREASED OVER THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMBED AND ALLOWED THE FORMATION OF CUMULUS CLOUDS. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. MID AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE UPPER 70S TO THE MID 80S. ON THE AFTERNOON WEATHER MAP...A COLD FRONT LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST OF ARKANSAS HAD MOVED LITTLE AND EXTENDED FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED STRONG TO THE EAST OF THE STATE. THE HIGH HAS KEPT ARKANSAS IN A DRY WEATHER PATTERN...WITH ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY NOTED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN A BIT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...ALLOWING THE COLD FRONT IN THE PLAINS TO SAG INTO ARKANSAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ON FRIDAY OVER THE PLAINS STATES. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY COULD WORK INTO PARTS OF WESTER ARKANSAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ELSEWHERE FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE NATURAL STATE ON SATURDAY AS THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT DRIFTS INTO ARKANSAS. SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY DRY AGAIN...BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM PUSHES A COLD FRONT ACROSS ARKANSAS MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. AFTER THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE STATE...SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  664 NZUS01 KLZK 032008 WRKSWS ARKANSAS AREA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 425 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 CLOUD COVER INCREASED OVER THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMBED AND ALLOWED THE FORMATION OF CUMULUS CLOUDS. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. MID AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE UPPER 70S TO THE MID 80S. ON THE AFTERNOON WEATHER MAP...A COLD FRONT LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST OF ARKANSAS HAD MOVED LITTLE AND EXTENDED FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED STRONG TO THE EAST OF THE STATE. THE HIGH HAS KEPT ARKANSAS IN A DRY WEATHER PATTERN...WITH ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY NOTED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN A BIT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...ALLOWING THE COLD FRONT IN THE PLAINS TO SAG INTO ARKANSAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ON FRIDAY OVER THE PLAINS STATES. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY COULD WORK INTO PARTS OF WESTER ARKANSAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ELSEWHERE FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE NATURAL STATE ON SATURDAY AS THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT DRIFTS INTO ARKANSAS. SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY DRY AGAIN...BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM PUSHES A COLD FRONT ACROSS ARKANSAS MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. AFTER THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE STATE...SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  790 NZUS01 KLZK 032018 WRKSFP ARZ001>075-040930- STATE FORECAST FOR ARKANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 430 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM. HIGHS FROM NEAR 80 TO THE MID 80S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .SUNDAY...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SOUTHEAST...OTHERWISE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. LOWS FROM NEAR 50 TO NEAR 60. LOWS FROM NEAR 70 TO NEAR 80.  790 NZUS01 KLZK 032018 WRKSFP ARZ001>075-040930- STATE FORECAST FOR ARKANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 430 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM. HIGHS FROM NEAR 80 TO THE MID 80S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .SUNDAY...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SOUTHEAST...OTHERWISE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. LOWS FROM NEAR 50 TO NEAR 60. LOWS FROM NEAR 70 TO NEAR 80.  487 NZUS01 KLZK 032025 WRKCCF LIT BE 061/084 062/080 061 440-1 HRO BT 058/080 059/075 057 44-13 PBF BE 062/084 063/081 062 440-1 HOT BE 062/083 063/079 061 440-3=  487 NZUS01 KLZK 032025 WRKCCF LIT BE 061/084 062/080 061 440-1 HRO BT 058/080 059/075 057 44-13 PBF BE 062/084 063/081 062 440-1 HOT BE 062/083 063/079 061 440-3=  570 NZUS01 KLZK 032039 WRKCLI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 427 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .................................. ...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 3 MAY 2001... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1961 TO 1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2000 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE TODAY MAXIMUM 86 MM 92 1952 77 9 74 MINIMUM 64 MM 41 1929 56 8 64 AVERAGE 75 66 9 69 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 1.90 1884 0.18 -0.18 0.32 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 MM MM 0.54 -0.54 MM SINCE 1 MAR 5.24 MM MM 10.59 -5.35 MM SINCE 1 JAN 16.43 MM MM 17.33 -0.90 MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 SINCE 1 MAR 0.00 SINCE 1 JUL 1.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 MM SINCE 1 MAR 483 531 -48 MM SINCE 1 JUL 3327 3203 124 MM COOLING TODAY 10 3 7 4 MONTH TO DATE 29 9 20 MM SINCE 1 MAR 215 80 135 MM SINCE 1 JAN 215 80 135 MM WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHEST RH MM PERCENT MM LOWEST RH MM PERCENT MM AVERAGE RH MM PERCENT ............................................................. THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 77 93 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 57 40 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 3 MAY 2001...........SUNRISE 617 AM SUNSET 755 PM 4 MAY 2001...........SUNRISE 616 AM SUNSET 756 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.  570 NZUS01 KLZK 032039 WRKCLI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 427 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .................................. ...THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 3 MAY 2001... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1961 TO 1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2000 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE TODAY MAXIMUM 86 MM 92 1952 77 9 74 MINIMUM 64 MM 41 1929 56 8 64 AVERAGE 75 66 9 69 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 1.90 1884 0.18 -0.18 0.32 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 MM MM 0.54 -0.54 MM SINCE 1 MAR 5.24 MM MM 10.59 -5.35 MM SINCE 1 JAN 16.43 MM MM 17.33 -0.90 MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) TODAY 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 SINCE 1 MAR 0.00 SINCE 1 JUL 1.50 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 MM SINCE 1 MAR 483 531 -48 MM SINCE 1 JUL 3327 3203 124 MM COOLING TODAY 10 3 7 4 MONTH TO DATE 29 9 20 MM SINCE 1 MAR 215 80 135 MM SINCE 1 JAN 215 80 135 MM WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHEST RH MM PERCENT MM LOWEST RH MM PERCENT MM AVERAGE RH MM PERCENT ............................................................. THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 77 93 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 57 40 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET 3 MAY 2001...........SUNRISE 617 AM SUNSET 755 PM 4 MAY 2001...........SUNRISE 616 AM SUNSET 756 PM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.  269 NZUS01 KLZK 032058 WRKSFP ARZ001>075-040930- STATE FORECAST FOR ARKANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 430 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .TONIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH EARLY THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM. HIGHS FROM NEAR 80 TO THE MID 80S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .SUNDAY...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SOUTHEAST...OTHERWISE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. LOWS FROM NEAR 50 TO NEAR 60. LOWS FROM NEAR 70 TO NEAR 80.  269 NZUS01 KLZK 032058 WRKSFP ARZ001>075-040930- STATE FORECAST FOR ARKANSAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 430 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001 .TONIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH EARLY THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM. HIGHS FROM NEAR 80 TO THE MID 80S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .SUNDAY...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF. LOWS FROM NEAR 60 TO THE MID 60S. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S TO THE MID 80S. .TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SOUTHEAST...OTHERWISE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. LOWS FROM NEAR 50 TO NEAR 60. LOWS FROM NEAR 70 TO NEAR 80.