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Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Issued on Jul 4, 2008
Updated: Fri Jul 4 09:14:03 UTC 2008
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Graphics Issued on Jul 4, 2008

Note: A severe weather area depicted in the Day 4-8 period indicates a 30% or higher probability for severe thunderstorms within 25 miles of any point.

D4Mon, Jul 07, 2008 - Tue, Jul 08, 2008 D7Thu, Jul 10, 2008 - Fri, Jul 11, 2008
D5Tue, Jul 08, 2008 - Wed, Jul 09, 2008 D8Fri, Jul 11, 2008 - Sat, Jul 12, 2008
D6Wed, Jul 09, 2008 - Thu, Jul 10, 2008 (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)

 Forecast Discussion

   ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL
   ACUS48 KWNS 040913
   SPC AC 040913
   
   DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0413 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008
   
   VALID 071200Z - 121200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   AFTER SOMEWHAT ZONAL INTERMISSIONS DAYS 2-3...UPPER AIR PATTERN FCST
   TO UNDERGO TRANSITION BACK TOWARD DOMINANT WRN RIDGE/ERN TROUGH
   CONFIGURATION THROUGH AT LEAST DAY-6/10TH-11TH...AS SERIES OF
   SHORTWAVES REINFORCE PRE-EXISTING HEIGHT WEAKNESS FROM GREAT LAKES
   TO GULF COAST.  AS THIS OCCURS...SFC COLD FRONT DESCRIBED IN DAY-2/3
   OUTLOOKS MAY STALL NEARLY PARALLEL TO UPPER FLOW BUT CONTINUE TO
   FOCUS STG-SVR TSTM POTENTIAL OVER PORTIONS GREAT LAKES EWD TOWARD
   MID-ATLANTIC REGION DAYS 4-6.  HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING
   LOW-MIDLEVEL KINEMATIC FIELDS AND RELATED SHEAR PARAMETERS
   ALONG/AHEAD OF FRONT -- EVIDENT IN MREF GUIDANCE AND SPECTRAL/ECMWF
   GUIDANCE -- PRECLUDE CATEGORICAL OUTLOOK FOR SPECIFIC/CONCENTRATED
   SVR AREA ATTM.
   
   ..EDWARDS.. 07/04/2008

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To retrieve previous Day 4-8 convective outlooks, enter the date YYYYMMDD (e.g., 20050310 for March 10, 2005.)
Data available since March 8, 2005.
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