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Mesoscale Discussion 1302
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   SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1302 FOR CNTRL CO THROUGH ERN WY
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...
   
   VALID 032102Z - 032300Z
   
   ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL POSSIBLE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH
   STORMS DEVELOPING FROM ERN CO THROUGH ERN WY. 
   
   MOIST LOW LEVEL SELY UPSLOPE COMPONENT FROM UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR
   OVER THE HIGH PLAINS IS ENHANCING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG
   THE ERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKIES FROM CNTRL CO NWD THROUGH WY. WIND
   PROFILES ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER ARE LIGHT SLY WHICH SUGGESTS
   STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NWD WITH TIME AND WILL GENERALLY BE
   PULSE IN CHARACTER. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE NUMBER OF STORMS DEVELOPING
   ...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ACTIVITY TO ORGANIZE INTO MULTICELL
   CLUSTERS WITH THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR
   ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME HAIL MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITHIN
   THE STRONGER CORES.
   
   ..DIAL.. 07/03/02
   
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