MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2291
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0454 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2003
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF WESTERN/NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KY
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL 
   
   VALID 272154Z - 272330Z
   
   ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS
   ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN/NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KY.  WW IS NOT
   EXPECTED DUE TO ISOLATED AND SHORT-LIVED NATURE OF ACTIVITY.
   
   REGIONAL RADARS SHOW A SMALL COMPLEX OF STORMS EXTENDING FROM BOONE
   COUNTY TO CLARK COUNTY KY MOVING TO THE SSE AT 20 KT...WITH
   ADDITIONAL STORMS DEVELOPING SWWD INTO SWRN KY ALONG A WEAK
   CONVERGENT ZONE.  THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST AS THEY MOVE
   INTO A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS /MLCAPE 3000-3500 J/KG/. HOWEVER...
   WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR SUGGESTS THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PULSE-TYPE AND
   SHORT-LIVED.
   
   ..PETERS.. 08/27/2003
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...JKL...ILN...LMK...PAH...
   
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