MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1348
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0343 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2004
AREAS AFFECTED...AR...NE TX...NW LA
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
VALID 192043Z - 192245Z
A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A LINE MOVING EWD
ACROSS AR. OTHER STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NE TX WILL CONTINUE TO
POSE A MARGINAL WIND DAMAGE THREAT AS WELL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
A CONVECTIVE BOW WITH A COLD POOL IS CURRENTLY MOVING EWD ACROSS
SWRN AR. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ALONG AN EAST TO WEST
INSTABILITY GRADIENT AND MAY TURN MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE
HIGHER SFC DEWPOINTS ACROSS NRN LA. DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS ONLY ABOUT
20 KT WHICH WILL LIMIT THE SEVERE POTENTIAL. AN ADDITIONAL LIMITING
FACTOR FOR DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL IS THE SLOW FORWARD MOTION (25
KT) OF THE LINE. STILL...STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND HIGH
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE CONTENT WILL RESULT IN A MARGINAL WIND
DAMAGE THREAT AS THE LINE PROGRESSES ESEWD.
..BROYLES.. 06/19/2004
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LZK...SHV...TSA...FWD...
35639249 34559197 32759217 31909282 31589405 31659578
32169623 32689604 32789554 32849428 33579375 34639369
35549386
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