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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1852
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0331 PM CDT SAT SEP 01 2012
AREAS AFFECTED...NRN AZ...SERN UT...SWRN CO
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY
VALID 012031Z - 012200Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT
SUMMARY...ISOLATED SEVERE WIND/HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH LOOSELY ORGANIZED CONVECTION. WW
ISSUANCE IS UNLIKELY.
DISCUSSION...DEEP CONVECTION HAS BEEN INCREASING ACROSS NRN AZ INTO
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION DURING THE LAST 2-3 HOURS...ON THE NRN EDGE
OF A MOISTURE PLUME EVIDENT ON WV IMAGERY. DIABATIC HEATING ALONG
WITH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS SUPPORTING MODERATE MUCAPE OF 1000-1500
J/KG. THIS AREA LIES ON THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF STRONGER MIDLEVEL
FLOW ALOFT...WITH EFFECTIVE SHEAR VALUES OF 25-35 KTS NOTED IN VWP
DATA AND OBJECTIVELY ANALYZED FIELDS. THE COMBINATION OF BUOYANCY
AND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED MULTICELLS AND PERHAPS TRANSIENT
SUPERCELL STRUCTURES...WITH AN ATTENDANT THREAT OF ISOLATED SEVERE
WIND AND HAIL. WITH THE SEVERE THREAT LIKELY TO REMAIN ISOLATED...WW
ISSUANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
..DEAN/CORFIDI.. 09/01/2012
ATTN...WFO...ABQ...GJT...FGZ...SLC...
LAT...LON 35701280 36281253 37091204 37731138 38421062 38690993
38570951 38450878 37960811 37290820 36500853 36120897
35360957 34961020 34701060 34461171 34511242 34841278
35701280
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