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Mesoscale Discussion 1949
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1949
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0641 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN NM
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL 
   
   VALID 102341Z - 110045Z
   
   ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ERN NM...
   
   THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN AREAL COVERAGE OVER THE HIGH
   PLAINS OF ERN NM...ALONG SWD-MOVING WIND SHIFT.  THIS ACTIVITY
   APPEARS TO BE PARTLY INFLUENCED BY UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING
   ACROSS ERN CO. WITH NWLY UPPER FLOW INCREASING ACROSS THIS
   REGION...DEEP LAYER SHEAR APPEARS SUPPORTIVE OF AT LEAST ORGANIZED
   MULTICELL UPDRAFTS...AS CONVECTION PROPAGATES SSEWD.  THERE IS SOME
   CONCERN THIS ACTIVITY MAY EVOLVE INTO AN MCS AS IT SPREADS TOWARD
   THE TX SOUTH PLAINS.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS REGION HOWEVER
   AT THIS TIME A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
   
   ..DARROW.. 08/10/2004
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LUB...AMA...MAF...ABQ...
   
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