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Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Issued on Feb 9, 2010
Updated: Tue Feb 9 09:35:05 UTC 2010
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Graphics Issued on Feb 9, 2010
D4Fri, Feb 12, 2010 - Sat, Feb 13, 2010 D7Mon, Feb 15, 2010 - Tue, Feb 16, 2010
D5Sat, Feb 13, 2010 - Sun, Feb 14, 2010 D8Tue, Feb 16, 2010 - Wed, Feb 17, 2010
D6Sun, Feb 14, 2010 - Mon, Feb 15, 2010 (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)

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.

PREDICTABILITY TOO LOW is used to indicate severe storms may be possible based on some model scenarios. However, the location or occurrence of severe storms are in doubt due to: 1) large differences in the deterministic model solutions, 2) large spread in the ensemble guidance, and/or 3) minimal run-to-run continuity.
POTENTIAL TOO LOW means the threat for a regional area of organized severe storms appears highly unlikely during the entire period (e.g. less than a 30% probability for a regional severe storm area across the CONUS through the entire Day 4-8 period).


 Forecast Discussion

   ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL
   ACUS48 KWNS 090934
   SPC AC 090934
   
   DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0334 AM CST TUE FEB 09 2010
   
   VALID 121200Z - 171200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   A SRN STREAM TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EWD ACROSS THE SRN U.S. EARLY IN
   THE PERIOD...WITH A SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF -- ALONG THE MAIN
   SURFACE BAROCLINIC ZONE -- PROGGED TO SHIFT ACROSS OR JUST S OF FL
   THROUGH DAY 4 /FRI. FEB. 12/.  
   
   IN THE WAKE OF THIS LOW...CONTINUED REINFORCEMENT OF THE COOL
   CONTINENTAL AIRMASS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND ERN CONUS IS
   EXPECTED...AS A LARGE TROUGH SLOWLY EVOLVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
   ERN CONUS.  GIVEN THIS...AND GENERAL RIDGING OVER THE WEST...LITTLE
   POTENTIAL FOR ROBUST DEEP MOIST CONVECTION IS INDICATED THROUGH DAY
   8.
   
   ..GOSS.. 02/09/2010

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