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Mesoscale Discussion 2491
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2491
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0226 PM CST WED NOV 12 2003
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SERN MI...NERN IN...NWRN OH
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 943...
   
   VALID 122026Z - 122230Z
   
   LATEST SURFACE MAP SHOWS ENHANCED AREA OF PRESSURE FALLS OVER SERN
   MI WITH A 2.5 MB DROP OVER THE LAST HOUR.  THESE FALLS ARE
   REFLECTIVE OF SURFACE THETA-E ADVECTION AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE
   TROUGH...WHERE TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 50S
   F EXIST.  MODIFIED 18Z DETROIT SOUNDING YIELDS MUCAPE NEAR 1400 J/KG
   AND A -7 LI DUE TO VERY COLD MID LEVELS.
   
   VISIBLE IMAGERY AND RADAR SHOWS CELLS DEVELOPING WITHIN LOW PRESSURE
   TROUGH OVER NERN IN.  THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND CELLS
   WILL LIKELY DEVELOP NEWD INTO SERN MI...WHERE THERMODYNAMICS WILL
   BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR LOW TOPPED SEVERE DEVELOPMENT. 
   STRONG LOW TO MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
   UPDRAFT ACCELERATION...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE 0-1 SRH
   VALUES NEAR 200 M2/S2...MAY YIELD AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR DAMAGING
   WIND GUST.  EXTREME DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS CURRENTLY PREVENTING RAPID
   DEVELOPMENT...BUT A CONTINUATION OF FORCING AND THERMAL ADVECTION
   MAY ALLOW FOR ISOLATED SUPERCELLS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 11/12/2003
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CLE...ILN...DTX...IWX...GRR...IND...
   
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