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Mesoscale Discussion 816
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0816
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0620 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

   AREAS AFFECTED...NW MO...NE KS...CNTRL IA

   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 225...226...

   VALID 271120Z - 271245Z

   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
   225...226...CONTINUES.

   SUMMARY...AN ISOLATED THREAT FOR WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL WILL CONTINUE
   THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
   INCREASINGLY MARGINAL WITH TIME AND WW ISSUANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED
   DOWNSTREAM OF THE CURRENT WATCHES.

   DISCUSSION...A MULTI-SEGMENTED LINEAR MCS IS ONGOING FROM JUST EAST
   OF DES MOINES TO JUST NORTH OF KANSAS CITY. THE SRN PART OF THE MCS
   STILL HAS A BOW-STRUCTURE. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THE BOW IS
   LOCATED IN MODERATE INSTABILITY WHERE MUCAPE VALUES ARE 1500 TO 2000
   J/KG. THIS COMBINED WITH A LOW TO MID-LEVEL JET JUST BEHIND THE
   LINEAR MCS COULD SUPPORT AN ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL THREAT FOR
   A FEW MORE HOURS. HOWEVER...DEEP LAYER SHEAR BECOMES WEAK IN AREAS
   SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY SUGGESTING THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BECOME
   INCREASINGLY MARGINAL AS THE MCS MOVES SSEWD THIS MORNING.

   ..BROYLES/CORFIDI.. 05/27/2013


   ATTN...WFO...DMX...EAX...OAX...TOP...

   LAT...LON   39429498 39439559 39239558 39249605 39569602 39599625
               40019618 40009534 40609578 40589488 40959490 40929353
               41209353 41189333 41859337 41869325 42209321 42229346
               42569345 42539309 42289300 42209299 42219275 41569275
               41569287 41189290 41189310 40629303 40609264 40369264
               40349286 39689287 39709332 39599328 39609379 39519377
               39539417 39419418 39459458 39559456 39539510 39429498 

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