Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
Flash Flood Watch in effect from noon CST today through Thursday morning...
Today
Breezy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the morning... increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Average rainfall 1/2 to 1 inch.
Windy. Showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph in the evening...increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. The chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Average rainfall 1 to 2 inches.
Thursday
Windy. Showers and thunderstorms in the morning... then rain in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperatures falling into the lower 50s. South winds 20 to 25 mph in the morning...becoming southwest and...decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Average rainfall 1 to 2 inches.
Mostly cloudy in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Breezy. Much colder. A chance of rain in the evening... then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph in the evening...becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Christmas Day
Mostly sunny. Breezy...cooler. A slight chance of snow in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph in the morning...decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. The chance of precipitation 20 percent after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the morning. A slight chance of rain during the day. Highs in the upper 40s. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
... Flash Flood Watch now in effect from noon CST today through Thursday morning...
The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for
* portions of central Arkansas... eastern Arkansas... north central Arkansas... southeast Arkansas... southwest Arkansas and western Arkansas... including the following areas... in central Arkansas... Conway... Faulkner... Garland... Grant... Lonoke... Perry... Pope... prairie... Pulaski... Saline... white and Yell. In eastern Arkansas... Jackson... Monroe and Woodruff. In north central Arkansas... Baxter... Boone... Cleburne... Fulton... Independence... Izard... Marion... Newton... Searcy... sharp... stone and Van Buren. In southeast Arkansas... Arkansas... Bradley... Cleveland... Desha... Drew... Jefferson and Lincoln. In southwest Arkansas... Calhoun... Clark... Dallas... Hot Spring... Ouachita and Pike. In western Arkansas... Johnson... Logan... Montgomery... Polk and Scott.
* From noon CST today through Thursday morning
* rain will be heavy at times... mainly this afternoon through Thursday morning. Widespread two to three inch amounts are expected... with locally up to five inches possible. This may cause flash flooding in some areas.
* Vegetation has become mostly dormant... and will not use nearly as much water as during the growing season. Given this... rain will not go into the soil as readily... with high water problems becoming more of a concern.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action if flash flood warnings are issued.
Lake Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:20 AM CST on December 23, 2009
... Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a lake Wind Advisory... which is in effect until 6 PM CST Friday.
* Winds will increase through the day today... as a powerful storm system develops out in the Southern Plains and moves toward the region.
* Winds of 15 to 25 mph... with higher gusts will develop this morning. Winds will increase to 20 to 25 mph... with gusts to 35 mph by tonight. A cold front will move through the region during the day Thursday... with winds switching to the northwest. However... winds will remain at 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts through Thursday night and much of Friday. By Friday evening... winds will subside as the storm system moves away from the region and into the Central Plains.
* Windy conditions will create dangerous conditions on area bodies of water. Small craft will be especially prone to capsizing.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Boaters will need to exercise extreme caution if they decide to go out on the water. Remember... due to reduced friction... winds over open water are stronger than those reported at stations on land.