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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Little Rock Arkansas 
259 PM CDT Thursday Aug 28 2008 


Short term...tonight through Sunday night 
isolated showers popped up across central/southern Arkansas this 
afternoon. Precipitation will dissipate this evening with the loss 
of daytime heating. 


A cold front was poised to the north of Arkansas...and will head 
into the area on Friday. Isolated to scattered showers and 
thunderstorms are expected along the front...mainly in the 
northern half of the state. 


Rain chances will shift into the central and southern counties 
Friday night and Saturday as the front slides slowly to the south. 
At the same time...high pressure will build aloft from the plains. 


Under the high...the front will likely wash out late in the 
weekend. At this point...there is no rain in the forecast on 
Sunday. 


During the Saturday night/Sunday time frame...tropical system 
Gustav may be entering the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea. 
Gustav will be watched with great interest heading into the 
extended period. 


As far as temperatures...readings will be close to seasonal. 
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Long term...Monday through Thursday 
brought probability of precipitation up along the south and southeast to start the 
period...based on the current model tracking of Gustav. Kept at 
least slight probability of precipitation in throughout the remainder of the period to 
account for this tropical disturbance. These numbers may need to be 
bumped up in the coming days...especially if models take Gustav 
farther and farther west. Arkansas will be sandwiched between this 
system and a frontal boundary approaching north Arkansas by the end 
of the period. Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal to 
start the extended...but rain and clouds will help to gradually cool 
the forecast area to just below normal by the end of the period. 
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Preliminary point temps/pops... 
Batesville Arkansas 70 93 69 89 / 10 30 30 10 
Camden Arkansas 71 96 71 95 / 10 10 20 30 
Harrison Arkansas 68 90 64 88 / 10 30 30 10 
Hot Springs Arkansas 71 95 70 92 / 10 10 30 20 
Little Rock Arkansas 71 94 71 91 / 10 20 30 20 
Monticello Arkansas 71 96 71 94 / 10 10 20 30 
Mount Ida Arkansas 69 94 69 93 / 10 10 30 20 
Mountain Home Arkansas 68 92 65 89 / 10 30 30 10 
Newport Arkansas 71 93 70 89 / 10 30 30 10 
Pine Bluff Arkansas 71 96 70 93 / 10 10 20 30 
Russellville Arkansas 69 94 69 91 / 10 20 30 20 
Searcy Arkansas 70 93 70 90 / 10 20 30 10 
Stuttgart Arkansas 71 94 71 91 / 10 20 30 20 
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Lzk watches/warnings/advisories...none. 
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Short term...46 / long term...61