National Weather Service Little Rock, Arkansas is a local weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 47 of Arkansas's 75 counties, excluding 7 counties in Northwestern Arkansas, 9 counties in Southwestern and South Central Arkansas, Ashley and Chicot counties in Extreme Southeastern Arkansas, and 14 counties in Eastern Arkansas. Those counties are monitored by the Weather Service offices in Tulsa, Shreveport, Jackson (MS), and Memphis respectively. The current office in North Little Rock maintains a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar system and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) that greatly improve forecasting in the region. North Little Rock is in charge of weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation weather. The name of the Doppler weather radar (WSR-88D) code used by this office is LZK. The National Weather Service at North Little Rock, Arkansas programs 12 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters across Arkansas, with 25 transmitters statewide.
NWS NLR Team Source: Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) - Dennis Cavanaugh (Acting) Administrative Support Assistant (ASA) - Vacant Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) - Dennis Cavanaugh Science and Operations Officer (SOO) - Christopher Buonanno Electronic Systems Administrator (ESA) - Gary Heifner Information Technology Officer (ITO) - Daniel Koch Service Hydrologist - Tabitha Clarke Observations Program Leader - Sean Clarke 6 Senior Forecasters 6 Meteorologist/Forecasters 1 Electronics Technician Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) Sites served by this office KADF - Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field KBPK - Ozark Regional Airport KHOT - Memorial Field Airport KHRO - Boone County Airport KLIT - Clinton National Airport KLLQ - Monticello Municipal Airport (Ellis Field) KPBF - Grider Field
NOAA Weather Radio Stations served by this office KXI91 - Morrilton, 162.475 MHz KXI92 - High Peak, 162.425 MHz KXI96 - Russell-Russell Mtn., 162.400 MHz KXI97 - Mena-Eagle Mtn., 162.400 MHz WNG639 - Cherokee Village-Agnos, 162.475 MHz WWF96 - Russellville, 162.525 MHz WWG54 - Yellville-Rea Valley, 162.500 MHz WXJ48 - Gurdon, 162.475 MHz WXJ54 - Star City, 162.400 MHz WXJ55 - Little Rock-Shinall Mtn., 162.500 MHz WXL66 - Mountain View, 162.450 MHz WXN92 - Harrison, 162.525 MHz
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