606 FXUS64 KLZK 130534 AFDLZK AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1134 PM CST MON NOV 12 2012 .AVIATION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 533 PM CST MON NOV 12 2012/ AVIATION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 240 PM CST MON NOV 12 2012/ DISCUSSION... MAIN CONCERNS THIS FORECAST CYCLE ARE MAINLY TEMPS. AROUND FREEZING TEMPS OVER MANY LOCATIONS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AR. THEN A WARMING TREND. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN LOOKS TO BE NEXT WEEK. A COLD CANADIAN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO AR...BRINGING A QUITE DRY AND COLD AIR MASS. SKIES HAVE CLEARED BUT TEMPS ARE ONLY REACHING THE UPPER 40S OVER NORTHERN AR...WHILE THE 50S THE REST OF THE STATE. THIS IS 10 TO NEARLY 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ALOFT THE UPPER LOW WAS NEAR THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WITH THE TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SLOWLY MOVING EAST. MOST OF THE NORTH HAS HAD SEVERAL FREEZES ALREADY. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT CLEAR AND COLD TONIGHT WITH SOME FREEZING TEMPS. FREEZING WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. A VERY SLOW WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEK...BUT TEMPS WILL NOT MAKE IT TO NORMAL VALUES UNTIL THURSDAY. A WEAK SHORT WAVE IS SEEN IN THE MEAN UPPER NW FLOW...BUT ONLY CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED. LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO CHANGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 29 54 31 55 / 0 0 0 0 CAMDEN AR 27 59 31 59 / 0 0 0 0 HARRISON AR 29 54 32 57 / 0 0 0 0 HOT SPRINGS AR 31 57 31 58 / 0 0 0 0 LITTLE ROCK AR 32 57 33 58 / 0 0 0 0 MONTICELLO AR 30 58 34 59 / 0 0 0 0 MOUNT IDA AR 26 56 27 57 / 0 0 0 0 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 31 56 27 57 / 0 0 0 0 NEWPORT AR 31 55 29 55 / 0 0 0 0 PINE BLUFF AR 31 57 32 58 / 0 0 0 0 RUSSELLVILLE AR 28 55 30 58 / 0 0 0 0 SEARCY AR 28 55 30 56 / 0 0 0 0 STUTTGART AR 33 55 32 56 / 0 0 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM CST TUESDAY FOR ARKANSAS-BRADLEY- CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEVELAND-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT- HOT SPRING-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-LONOKE-MONROE-OUACHITA-PERRY- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE. && $$ AVIATION...51