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UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL BE TRIGGERING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE THIS MORNING.

THE AIR NEAR THE SURFACE IS VERY DRY INITIALLY…AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE ANY PRECIPITATION REACHES THE SURFACE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS THIS MORNING FOR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TO REACH THE GROUND LATER THIS MORNING…

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TODAY.

THE AREA COVERED BY THIS ADVISORY WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FRO
MENA TO HOT SPRINGS TO SHERIDAN TO STAR CITY TO DUMAS.

SINCE THE AIR NEAR THE SURFACE IS VERY DRY…THE ADVISORY WILL TAKE EFFECT LATER THIS MORNING UNTIL NOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT…AND ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL BE EQUALLY LIGHT. THE SYSTEM TRIGGERING THIS BOUT OF WINTER WEATHER WILL BE MOVING EAST VERY QUICKLY TODAY AND TONIGHT…AND ALL PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE ENDED BY SATURDAY MORNING.

EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA ONCE PRECIPITATION STARTS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.