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Mesoscale Discussion 1984
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1984
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0525 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2003
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL/NERN WI INTO THE SRN UP OF MI
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL 
   
   VALID 261025Z - 261230Z
   
   THE THREAT OF ISOLATED MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL EXIST WITH
   ONGOING TSTMS THROUGH 13 OR 14Z.
   
   REGIONAL RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS TSTMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND
   INTENSITY FROM JUST N OF LSE TO JUST SW OF IMT. PLAN VIEW
   PROFILER/VWP DATA AND RUC ANALYSIS FIELDS INDICATE THAT THIS
   CONVECTION IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE NOSE OF A 40-45KT SWLY LLJ WHERE
   MOIST/THERMAL ADVECTION IS BEING MAXIMIZED. WHILE RUC FORECAST
   SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE
   600-700MB LAYER ARE LIMITING OVERALL INSTABILITY...MODERATELY STRONG
   DIRECTIONAL/SPEED SHEAR THROUGH THE BUOYANCY LAYER AND LIFT ALONG
   THE LLJ WILL SUPPORT ONGOING CLUSTER OF STRONG TSTMS EWD INTO SRN
   LOWER MI. ISOLATED MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
   STRONGEST STORMS.
   
   ..MEAD.. 07/26/2003
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MQT...GRB...MKX...DLH...ARX...MPX...
   
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