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Local TAFs
LOUISIANA
Shreveport Regional (SHV) Monroe (MLU)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
830
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFSHV
TAF
KSHV 210532Z 2106/2206 28004KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 28012G18KT P6SM SKC
     FM212300 30006KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
774
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFMLU
TAF
KMLU 210532Z 2106/2206 30004KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 29012G18KT P6SM SKC
     FM212300 31006KT P6SM SKC=

                
   
TEXAS
Tyler (TYR) Longview (GGG)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
775
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFTYR
TAF
KTYR 210532Z 2106/2206 26003KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 29012KT P6SM SKC
     FM212300 29004KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
648
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFGGG
TAF
KGGG 210532Z 2106/2206 26003KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 29012G16KT P6SM SKC
     FM212300 29004KT P6SM SKC=

                
Lufkin (LFK)
Tactical Decision Aid
                        
773
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFLFK
TAF
KLFK 210532Z 2106/2206 30003KT P6SM SKC
FM211600 28008KT P6SM SKC
FM212300 26004KT P6SM SKC=
   
ARKANSAS
Texarkana (TXK) El Dorado (ELD)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
776
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFTXK
TAF
KTXK 210532Z 2106/2206 26004KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 29012G18KT P6SM SKC
     FM212300 30006KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
647
FTUS44 KSHV 210532
TAFELD
TAF
KELD 210532Z 2106/2206 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 29012G18KT P6SM SKC
     FM212300 29005KT P6SM SKC=

                
 
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Regional TAFs
LOUISIANA
Alexandria (AEX) Baton Rouge (BTR)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
099
FTUS44 KLCH 210532
TAFAEX
TAF
KAEX 210532Z 2106/2206 34005KT P6SM SKC
     FM211500 31008KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
996
FTUS44 KLIX 210520
TAFBTR
TAF
KBTR 210520Z 2106/2206 32003KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 31009KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC=

                
Lake Charles (LCH) New Orleans (MSY)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
097
FTUS44 KLCH 210532
TAFLCH
TAF
KLCH 210532Z 2106/2206 33004KT P6SM SKC
     FM211500 33008KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
986
FTUS44 KLIX 210520
TAFMSY
TAF
KMSY 210520Z 2106/2212 34009KT P6SM SKC
FM211800 31009KT P6SM SKC
FM212300 28006KT P6SM SKC=
 
TEXAS
College Station (CLL) Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
028
FTUS44 KHGX 210520
TAFCLL
TAF
KCLL 210520Z 2106/2206 36005KT P6SM SKC
     FM210900 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM211600 26005KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 00000KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
504
FTUS44 KFWD 210849 AAA
TAFDFW
TAF AMD
KDFW 210849Z 2109/2212 27004KT P6SM SKC
     FM212000 32008KT P6SM SKC
     FM220300 36008KT P6SM SKC=

                
Dallas-Love Field (DAL) Houston-Bush Intercontinental (IAH)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
501
FTUS44 KFWD 210849 AAA
TAFDAL
TAF AMD
KDAL 210849Z 2109/2206 27004KT P6SM SKC
     FM212000 32008KT P6SM SKC
     FM220300 36008KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
739
FTUS44 KHGX 210520
TAFIAH
TAF
KIAH 210520Z 2106/2212 34006KT P6SM SKC
     FM210900 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM211800 28005KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC=

                
Houston-Hobby (HOU)
Tactical Decision Aid
                        
729
FTUS44 KHGX 210520
TAFHOU
TAF
KHOU 210520Z 2106/2206 36007KT P6SM SKC
     FM210900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM211800 29005KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC=

                
 
ARKANSAS
Hot Springs (HOT) Little Rock (LIT)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
966
FTUS44 KLZK 210530
TAFHOT
TAF
KHOT 210530Z 2106/2206 00000KT P6SM SKC
     FM211200 29010KT P6SM SKC WS020/30040KT
     FM211600 30012G22KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 32004KT P6SM SKC=

                
                        
818
FTUS44 KLZK 210530
TAFLIT
TAF
KLIT 210530Z 2106/2206 28006KT P6SM SKC
     FM210900 27009KT P6SM SKC WS020/30040KT
     FM211500 29015G25KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 30008KT P6SM SKC=

                
Pine Bluff (PBF)
Tactical Decision Aid
                        
815
FTUS44 KLZK 210530
TAFPBF
TAF
KPBF 210530Z 2106/2206 25005KT P6SM SKC
     FM211200 26008KT P6SM SKC WS020/29040KT
     FM211600 30015G25KT P6SM SKC
     FM220100 30006KT P6SM SKC=

                
 
OKLAHOMA
McAlester (MLC) Oklahoma City-Will Rogers (OKC)
Tactical Decision Aid Tactical Decision Aid
                        
741
FTUS44 KTSA 210520
TAFMLC
TAF
KMLC 210520Z 2106/2206 29004KT P6SM SKC
     FM211500 33010KT P6SM FEW250=

                
                        
178
FTUS44 KOUN 210520
TAFOKC
TAF
KOKC 210520Z 2106/2206 27006KT P6SM SKC
     FM211500 34009KT P6SM SKC=

                
Tulsa International (TUL)
Tactical Decision Aid
                        
747
FTUS44 KTSA 210520
TAFTUL
TAF
KTUL 210520Z 2106/2206 25006KT P6SM SKC WS020/29045KT
     FM211500 32011KT P6SM FEW250=

                
 
NWS-Shreveport Aviation Forecast Discussion
                        
419
FXUS64 KSHV 210415
AFDSHV

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1015 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

...New AVIATION...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 912 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

Temperatures across our northern zones are trending cooler than
expected. After comparing this with some new model data, and
expecting some decent radiational cooling, I have lowered
temperatures across the region for tonight. In doing so, portions
of our northern zones, mainly McCurtain, Sevier, and Howard
counties could drop below the freezing point. Surface observations
across this area are already showing temperatures in the upper
30s as of 21/03z and light winds. With freezing conditions
expected, I have issued a Freeze Warning for the 3 aforementioned
counties from midnight tonight through 8:00 AM Thursday morning.
In addition, some areas not included in the Freeze Warning could
see some frost develop during the night and towards Thursday
morning, so precaution should be used with sensitive plants. /33/

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 239 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

Post-frontal winds will continue through the rest of the week,
reinforcing near to below-normal temperatures across the Four
State Region. Troughing across the Upper Great Plains has shifted
eastward into the Midwest and the bottom of the trough axis has
veering mid-level flow to zonal flow. By tomorrow, that mid-level
flow will shift to gain a northwesterly component. That said,
winds will remain slightly elevated tonight, playing an important
role in the freezing temperature threshold north of the I-30
corridor with a 20-40 percent chance of at or below freezing
temperatures in an area generally between Idabel, OK and De Queen,
AR. Elevated winds are expected to preclude that area from greater
chances of the first freeze of the year, however, issuance of the
Freeze Warning hazard along and north of the I-30 corridor will
remain under consideration later tonight and tomorrow night.
Otherwise, temperature maximums tomorrow will remain in the 60s,
near normal for this time of the year. /16/

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 239 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

Dry and near-seasonable conditions will continue through the rest
of the weekend before warmer weather returns early next week. This
is due to large-scale ridging, emerging from the Intermountain
West, that weakens/flattens across the area by Sunday, while
surface ridging shifts east of the Mississippi River valley
allowing for more robust southerly winds. Subsequent moisture
advection will boost temperature maximums/minimums from near-
normal to well above normal with upper 70s/lower 80s and low-to-
mid 60s, respectively. By the middle of next week the next chance
of precipitation will begin to arrive, with long range guidance
suggesting zonal flow overrunning a slow frontal boundary and
making for a potentially wet and cool Thanksgiving Day in some
areas. /16/

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1013 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

VFR conditions will prevail through the next 24 hours and beyond.
Winds are currently mostly light and variable with directions
varying from WSW to WNW. With sufficient mixing after sunrise
Thursday Morning, look for sustained WNW winds near 10-15kts with
gusts upwards of 22kts across some locations. These winds will
decouple just prior to sunset Thursday Evening.

13

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  40  67  41  64 /   0   0   0   0
MLU  40  66  38  61 /   0   0   0   0
DEQ  30  62  35  61 /   0   0   0   0
TXK  40  64  37  62 /   0   0   0   0
ELD  34  65  36  61 /   0   0   0   0
TYR  40  66  40  64 /   0   0   0   0
GGG  38  66  39  63 /   0   0   0   0
LFK  37  66  40  66 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Freeze Warning until 8 AM CST Thursday for ARZ050-051.

LA...None.
OK...Freeze Warning until 8 AM CST Thursday for OKZ077.

TX...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....16
AVIATION...13



                
 
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Flight Category Definitions
Category Ceilings And/Or Visibilities
VFR Greater than 3000 ft AND Greater than 5 SM
MVFR Greater than or equal to 1000 ft, but less than or equal to 3000 ft AND/OR Greater than or equal to 3 SM, but less than or equal to 5 SM
IFR Greater than or equal to 500 ft, but less than 1000 ft AND/OR Greater than or equal to 1 SM, but less than 3 SM
LIFR Less than 500 ft AND/OR Less than 1 SM
 
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Southern Plains Southern Mississippi Valley
Southern Plains radar loop Southern Mississippi Valley radar loop
   
Shreveport (SHV) Base Reflectivity 0.3º Fort Johnson (POE) Base Reflectivity 0.5º
Shreveport Radar Base Reflectivity 0.3 degrees Fort Johnson (POE) Radar Base Reflectivity 0.3 degrees
   
Fort Smith (SRX) Base Reflectivity 0.5º Little Rock (LZK) Base Reflectivity 0.5º
Fort Smith (SRX) Radar Base Reflectivity 0.5 degrees Little Rock (LZK) Radar Base Reflectivity 0.5 degrees
 
Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS) Base Reflectivity 0.5º
Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS) Radar Base Reflectivity 0.5 degrees
 
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Latest Observed Sounding from Shreveport
 
RAP Vertical Wind Forecasts
Shreveport Regional Airport (KSHV) Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU)
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (KTYR) Longview-East Texas Regional Airport (KGGG)
Lufkin-Angelina County Airport (KLFK) Texarkana Regional Airport-Webb Field (KTXK)
El Dorado-South Arkansas Regional Airport (KELD)
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Latest Area Forecast Discussion (AFD)
                        
419
FXUS64 KSHV 210415
AFDSHV

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1015 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

...New AVIATION...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 912 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

Temperatures across our northern zones are trending cooler than
expected. After comparing this with some new model data, and
expecting some decent radiational cooling, I have lowered
temperatures across the region for tonight. In doing so, portions
of our northern zones, mainly McCurtain, Sevier, and Howard
counties could drop below the freezing point. Surface observations
across this area are already showing temperatures in the upper
30s as of 21/03z and light winds. With freezing conditions
expected, I have issued a Freeze Warning for the 3 aforementioned
counties from midnight tonight through 8:00 AM Thursday morning.
In addition, some areas not included in the Freeze Warning could
see some frost develop during the night and towards Thursday
morning, so precaution should be used with sensitive plants. /33/

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 239 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

Post-frontal winds will continue through the rest of the week,
reinforcing near to below-normal temperatures across the Four
State Region. Troughing across the Upper Great Plains has shifted
eastward into the Midwest and the bottom of the trough axis has
veering mid-level flow to zonal flow. By tomorrow, that mid-level
flow will shift to gain a northwesterly component. That said,
winds will remain slightly elevated tonight, playing an important
role in the freezing temperature threshold north of the I-30
corridor with a 20-40 percent chance of at or below freezing
temperatures in an area generally between Idabel, OK and De Queen,
AR. Elevated winds are expected to preclude that area from greater
chances of the first freeze of the year, however, issuance of the
Freeze Warning hazard along and north of the I-30 corridor will
remain under consideration later tonight and tomorrow night.
Otherwise, temperature maximums tomorrow will remain in the 60s,
near normal for this time of the year. /16/

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 239 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

Dry and near-seasonable conditions will continue through the rest
of the weekend before warmer weather returns early next week. This
is due to large-scale ridging, emerging from the Intermountain
West, that weakens/flattens across the area by Sunday, while
surface ridging shifts east of the Mississippi River valley
allowing for more robust southerly winds. Subsequent moisture
advection will boost temperature maximums/minimums from near-
normal to well above normal with upper 70s/lower 80s and low-to-
mid 60s, respectively. By the middle of next week the next chance
of precipitation will begin to arrive, with long range guidance
suggesting zonal flow overrunning a slow frontal boundary and
making for a potentially wet and cool Thanksgiving Day in some
areas. /16/

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1013 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

VFR conditions will prevail through the next 24 hours and beyond.
Winds are currently mostly light and variable with directions
varying from WSW to WNW. With sufficient mixing after sunrise
Thursday Morning, look for sustained WNW winds near 10-15kts with
gusts upwards of 22kts across some locations. These winds will
decouple just prior to sunset Thursday Evening.

13

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  40  67  41  64 /   0   0   0   0
MLU  40  66  38  61 /   0   0   0   0
DEQ  30  62  35  61 /   0   0   0   0
TXK  40  64  37  62 /   0   0   0   0
ELD  34  65  36  61 /   0   0   0   0
TYR  40  66  40  64 /   0   0   0   0
GGG  38  66  39  63 /   0   0   0   0
LFK  37  66  40  66 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Freeze Warning until 8 AM CST Thursday for ARZ050-051.

LA...None.
OK...Freeze Warning until 8 AM CST Thursday for OKZ077.

TX...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....16
AVIATION...13



                
   
Latest Hazardous Weather Outlook
                        
220
FLUS44 KSHV 202037
HWOSHV

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
237 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-212045-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-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-
237 PM CST Wed Nov 20 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas,
southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana,
southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

As colder air and lighter winds arrive across the region tonight,
low temperatures across portions of SE Oklahoma, SW/south-central
Arkansas may drop to just above freezing by daybreak Thursday. No
other hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Freezing temperatures will be possible again across portions of SE
Oklahoma and SW Arkansas on Friday and Saturday mornings. Otherwise,
no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$



                
 
 

 

 
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