Hard Freeze Warning 2, NWS Shreveport, LA

Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Union County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
331 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
EXPECTING WINDS TO CONTINUE AROUND 20 MPH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION. FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...WENT AHEAD AND EXTENDED
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...DEEP EAST TEXAS...AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE ARKLATEX.
COULD SEE TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
ON MONDAY ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR FOLLOWED BY HARD
FREEZE CONDITIONS AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

GRADUAL WARMING TREND EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH
PRECIPITATION RETURNING ON WEDNESDAY. ELEVATED PRECIPITATION COULD
PRESENT A MINOR FREEZING RAIN THREAT BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING
AS ARCTIC AIR RETREATS NORTH. HOWEVER...ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION
SHOULD SHORT-LIVED AND TRANSITIONED TO ALL RAIN BY LATE-MORNING
WEDNESDAY AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING.

RAIN AND CLOUDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. SURFACE LOW AND UPPER-
LEVEL TROUGH TO SWING EAST ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY ALLOWING FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE LATE IN THE WEEKEND. /05/

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS FOR KTXK/KELD/KMLU WILL LINGER IN NW FLOW WITH THESE
CLOUDS EXTENDING BACK ACROSS OK. THE FRONT IS SE OF OUR CWA AND SFC
WINDS ARE NW 15-20 KTS AND STILL GUSTING TO 25-30 KTS. GUSTS WILL
EASE UP SOME AFTER SUNSET...BUT KEEP UP ALL NIGHT 10-20KTS. OUR
CLIMB WINDS ARE NW 20-40KTS THROUGH THE LOW CLOUDS AND THEN VEER TO
W/SW FOR MID LEVELS. THE DEEPENING NW FLOW WILL PUSH OUT THE MVFR
CIGS BY 06/06Z. EXPECT HARD FREEZES FOR TWO NIGHTS AND EVEN HIGHS
BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD UNTIL AFTER NOON TUES. /24/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  18  31  15  41  27 /   0  10   0  10  10
MLU  17  30  11  36  21 /  10  10   0  10  10
DEQ  13  26  10  39  24 /   0  10   0  10  10
TXK  12  25  13  38  28 /   0  10   0  10  10
ELD  14  26  10  37  22 /  10  10   0  10  10
TYR  15  30  15  43  33 /   0   0   0  10  10
GGG  16  30  13  43  29 /   0  10   0  10  10
LFK  20  35  15  46  32 /   0  10   0  10  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARZ059-070>073.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARZ050-051-060-061.

LA...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LAZ001>006-010>014-017>019-021.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LAZ020-022.

OK...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: OKZ077.

TX...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES:
     TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-150-151-153.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: TXZ149-152-165>167.

&&

05/24

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1145 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-061745-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
1145 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THEN...TONIGHT A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED WITH LOWS FALLING
INTO THE TEENS AREA WIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS FALLING
INTO THE TEENS AREA WIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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