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Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Issued on Jul 25, 2009
Updated: Sat Jul 25 08:58:03 UTC 2009
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Graphics Issued on Jul 25, 2009

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.

D4Tue, Jul 28, 2009 - Wed, Jul 29, 2009 D7Fri, Jul 31, 2009 - Sat, Aug 01, 2009
D5Wed, Jul 29, 2009 - Thu, Jul 30, 2009 D8Sat, Aug 01, 2009 - Sun, Aug 02, 2009
D6Thu, Jul 30, 2009 - Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)

 Forecast Discussion

   ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL
   ACUS48 KWNS 250858
   SPC AC 250858
   
   DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0358 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009
   
   VALID 281200Z - 021200Z
   
   THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT EARLY IN THE DAY 4
   TO 8 PERIOD QUICKLY DEEPENING A BROAD UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER PLAINS
   AND MS VALLEY TUESDAY/DAY 4. FROM HERE THE MODELS GRADUALLY
   RETROGRADE AND DEAMPLIFY THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WWD INTO THE PLAINS
   WEDNESDAY/DAY 5 INTO THURSDAY/DAY 6. THIS PATTERN WOULD LIKELY
   RESULT IN A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON
   AND EVENING FROM THE TROUGH AXIS IN THE SRN PLAINS EWD INTO THE OH
   AND TN VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH A CONCENTRATED AREA OF SEVERE WEATHER IS
   POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SOMEWHERE IN THE SCNTRL
   STATES...DETAIL AND RELIABILITY IS NOT CONSIDERED GREAT ENOUGH TO
   FORECAST A SEVERE THREAT AREA. IN THE LATER PART OF THE DAY 4-8
   PERIOD...THE MODELS BRING A WELL-DEVELOPED SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS
   THE NRN PLAINS FRIDAY/DAY 7 AND INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY ON
   SATURDAY/DAY 8. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THIS
   SYSTEM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...MUCH
   UNCERTAINTY EXISTS CONCERNING THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM AND THE
   AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY THAT WILL EXIST AHEAD OF THE UPPER-LEVEL
   TROUGH.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 07/25/2009

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