MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1302
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0350 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL-ERN TX/FAR NE AL/NRN GA
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
VALID 102050Z - 102245Z
LINEAR MCS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ESEWD. ISOLATED HAIL AND/OR
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH EMBEDDED CELLS WITHIN THE LINE.
WW MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS CNTRL TN/NRN AL/NRN GA WITHIN THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO.
STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTIVE LINE WAS MOVING ESEWD ALONG A LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE GRADIENT STRETCHING FROM CNTRL TN SEWD INTO CNTRL GA.
INSTABILITY WAS STRONG S OF THE LINE WITH ANALYSIS SHOWING MLCAPE
VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG...THOUGH EAST OF THE LINE INTO ERN TN
INSTABILITY REMAINS MARGINAL. ALTHOUGH DEEP LAYER SHEAR WAS WEAK IN
THIS REGION...THE LOW-LEVEL JET...CURRENTLY ALONG THE MS RIVER
VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EWD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS INCREASING
THE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND ADVECTING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE NEWD TOWARD THE
LINE. THE INSTABILITY AND INCREASING LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL LIKELY
INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF THE LINE AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES. HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER INSTABILITY IN THE SW PART OF THE LINE WHERE INSTABILITY IS
THE STRONGEST. ACTIVITY MAY BEGIN TO TURN MORE SOUTH OF EAST AND
PROPAGATE ALONG INSTABILITY GRADIENT INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS.
..BROYLES.. 06/10/2003
ATTN...WFO...GSP...MRX...FFC...OHX...BMX...HUN...
35368692 36138644 36578575 36548563 36298470 35728372
35118377 34398446 34188517
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