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Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook Issued on Dec 3, 2012
Updated: Mon Dec 3 09:43:03 UTC 2012
Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook Graphics Issued on Dec 3, 2012
D4Thu, Dec 06, 2012 - Fri, Dec 07, 2012 D7Sun, Dec 09, 2012 - Mon, Dec 10, 2012
D5Fri, Dec 07, 2012 - Sat, Dec 08, 2012 D8Mon, Dec 10, 2012 - Tue, Dec 11, 2012
D6Sat, Dec 08, 2012 - Sun, Dec 09, 2012 (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC the following day)
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 030941
   SPC AC 030941
   
   DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0341 AM CST MON DEC 03 2012
   
   VALID 061200Z - 111200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   MEDIUM-RANGE MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH DAY 5 /FRI.
   12-7/...AFTER WHICH MAJOR DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO BECOME MANIFEST --
   BOTH BETWEEN THE MODELS...AND BETWEEN THE CURRENT RUNS OF THE MODELS
   AND THE RUNS OF 24 HOURS PRIOR.  GIVEN THESE LARGE DIFFERENCES...A
   CONCLUSION THAT THE UPCOMING WEATHER PATTERN IS A LOW-PREDICTABILITY
   SCENARIO APPEARS WARRANTED.
   
   WITH LITTLE ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL EVIDENT EARLY IN THE
   PERIOD AND MAJOR PREDICTABILITY ISSUES ARISING THEREAFTER...NO AREAS
   WILL BE ISSUED THIS FORECAST.
   
   ..GOSS.. 12/03/2012

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