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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2079
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0456 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF W-CNTRL/SWRN KS
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
VALID 282156Z - 282330Z
ISOLATED SVR STORMS MAY MOVE S OUT OF WW 815 OVER NWRN KS INTO
PORTIONS OF W-CNTRL/SWRN KS DURING THE 22-00Z TIME PERIOD. SVR
WEATHER THREAT MAY BE ISOLATED ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE ADDITIONAL
WW...BUT TRENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
AT 2145Z...SVR STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS
WAS MOVING S ACROSS LOGAN COUNTY IN NWRN KS. THIS CELL IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TRACKING SWD INTO PORTIONS OF W-CNTRL/SWRN KS DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. AIRMASS S OF WW 815 IS CHARACTERIZED BY
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES /100-105F/ AND STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES.
STRONGEST INSTABILITY IS LOCATED ALONG AND N OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER NWRN KS /MLCAPE VALUES RANGING FROM 1000-2000 J PER KG/...WHERE
MOISTURE IS HIGHER...WITH MORE MARGINAL INSTABILITY ENVIRONMENT
POSITIONED S OF THE FRONT DUE TO THE DRIER BOUNDARY LAYER /MLCAPE
VALUES FROM 500-1000 J PER KG/. NEVERTHELESS...THE HOT SURFACE
AIRMASS AND INVERTED-V PROFILES MAY CONTINUE TO FAVOR A RISK FOR
DAMAGING WINDS /IN ADDITION TO A MARGINAL THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL/.
..GARNER.. 08/28/2011
ATTN...WFO...DDC...GLD...
LAT...LON 38370200 38650137 38650045 37960022 37460089 37560186
38370200
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