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Mesoscale Discussion 345
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0345
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0541 PM CDT SAT MAR 30 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...OZARK PLATEAU
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 66...
   
   VALID 302241Z - 310015Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 66
   CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...LOCALIZED/MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL/WIND THREAT WILL PERSIST
   WITH A SEWD-SAGGING TSTM CLUSTER ALONG THE SERN KS/SWRN MO BORDER.
   PROSPECT FOR ADDITIONAL TSTM DEVELOPMENT FARTHER W/NW WITHIN THE WW
   PRIOR TO 03Z EXPIRATION APPEARS SLIM.
   
   DISCUSSION...RECOVERY/DESTABILIZATION HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN THE WAKE
   OF EARLY DAY CONVECTION ACROSS THE OZARK PLATEAU. CONVERGENCE ALONG
   THE CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW SHOULD SUPPORT CONTINUED REGENERATION ALONG
   THE SRN/WRN FLANK OF THE CLUSTER WITHIN A BROADER SEWD MOVEMENT.
   GIVEN THE CONVECTIVE MODE AND ENVIRONMENT...THE INTENSITY/COVERAGE
   OF EITHER HAIL/WIND SHOULD REMAIN MARGINAL. FARTHER TO THE
   W/NW...CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH APPEARS WEAK WITH
   PREDOMINATELY N/NWLY SURFACE WINDS EXISTING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
   APPROACHING FROM ALONG THE KS/NEB BORDER. RELATIVELY FLAT CU FIELD
   AND LACK OF STRONGER LARGE-SCALE ASCENT SUGGESTS ADDITIONAL TSTM
   DEVELOPMENT AWAY FROM THE CLUSTER IS UNLIKELY.
   
   ..GRAMS.. 03/30/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LZK...SGF...TSA...ICT...
   
   LAT...LON   37799525 37719481 37619395 37299345 36899308 36479294
               36219301 36079349 36129411 36449488 37049546 37639552
               37799525 
   
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