Now, the pattern will become a bit more amplified instead of zonal.  This will push the front to the north later today and Wednesday.  The warm and unstable air will flow into the state.  It will be close to 90 Wednesday with plenty of humidity.  A storm system will organize north of the state bringing storm chances back on Thursday.  Some of the storms could become quite strong since we will be in the warm and unstable sector.

Now onto the upcoming hurricane season which is less than a month away from kicking off.  You will hear forecasts and predictions from individuals within the government and forecast companies.  These come from very talented and smart meteorologists who pour a ton of effort into their forecast.    In the end, it's mother nature who will decide what happens.  I remember hearing predictions after the active 2005 season that we were just starting a very active cycle which would last for years to come.  The two years following turned out to be extremely quiet. 

NOAA has retired two names from last season, Gustav and Ike.  Both affected Arkansas but in different ways.  Gustav brought flooding while Ike brought flooding and tornadoes.  Here's the info from NOAA.

• Gustav became a hurricane on Aug. 26, making landfall in Haiti as a Category 1 hurricane. Gustav then struck western Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane, making its final landfall near Cocodrie, La., on Sept. 1 as a Category 2 hurricane. Hurricane force winds, storm surge and heavy rain produced more than $4 billion damage in Louisiana. Gustav killed 112 people, including 77 in Haiti.

• Ike became a hurricane on Sept. 3 and rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane northeast of the Leeward Islands. The storm struck the Turks and Caicos Islands and Great Inagua Island in the Southeastern Bahamas on Sept. 7, and the northeast coast of Cuba later that day. Ike made its final landfall at Galveston Island, Texas on Sept. 13 as a Category 2 hurricane. Ike killed more than 80 people across the Caribbean and Bahamas, and another 20 in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Total estimated U.S. property damage from Ike is estimated at $19.3 billion

Below are a few pictures flying through "Ike".  You may remember I had the opportunity to fly with the Hurricane Hunters through the storm on Sept. 11th, 2008.  The first picture was taken from 2000 feet as we were diverted onto a rescue mission.  A man fell off a boat in the northern Gulf and we were the only aircraft out there that could get a look.  We didn't see him.  The second picture is a brief clearing within the eye of Ike.  The third is an interview with one of the pilots during the flight.  If you have ever been inside a C-130, you know how loud it can be.  We were all wearing ear plugs.

Here's a list of names for the 2009 Hurricane season.

Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda