MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1434
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0438 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SRN KS
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL 
   
   VALID 272138Z - 272345Z
   
   A BAND OF STRONG TSTMS HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CNTRL/ERN KS
   ALONG A DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARY. AIRMASS SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY
   HAS BEEN ABLE TO HEAT UP INTO THE MID/UPPER 80S WITH MLCAPE VALUES
   AROUND 1500 J/KG. LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MESOSCALE
   CONVECTIVE VORTEX NEAR GREAT BEND KS...AND THIS MAY HELP ENHANCE
   STORMS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE STORMS HAVE PRIMARILY BEEN
   OUTFLOW DOMINANT...BUT IF THEY ARE ABLE TO FORM INTO A MORE LINEAR
   STRUCTURE...GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. HAVILAND AND
   HILLSBORO PROFILERS INDICATE AROUND 30-35 KT OF FLOW THROUGH ABOUT 6
   KM...WITH STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION
   FROM THE WRN HIGH PLAINS. COLLIDING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL BE THE
   MAIN FOCUS FOR NEW STORMS...WITH MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND WIND
   GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.
   
   ..TAYLOR.. 06/27/2004
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...SGF...EAX...TOP...ICT...DDC...
   
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