MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1070
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0101 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SW AND SCNTRL KS
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384...
   
   VALID 120601Z - 120730Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384
   CONTINUES.
   
   THE SEVERE THREAT IN SW KS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE EAST OF WW 384
   DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE
   WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WW MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS PARTS OF SRN KS AND NRN
   OK WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
   
   A COUPLE SUPERCELLS ONGOING SW KS ARE LOCATED ABOUT 120 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND SHOULD BECOMING INCREASINGLY
   ELEVATED OVERNIGHT AS A CAPPING INVERSION STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE
   REGION. FORECAST SOUNDINGS WEST OF WICHITA LATE TONIGHT SHOW MUCAPE
   VALUES OF 1000 TO 1500 J/KG WITH STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES BETWEEN
   700 AND 500 MB. THIS ALONG WITH EFFECTIVE SHEAR VALUES ABOVE 60 KT
   WILL BE FAVORABLE TO CONTINUE THE SUPERCELL AND LARGE HAIL THREAT.
   ALTHOUGH THE ACTIVITY IS ELEVATED...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL STILL BE
   POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF BOWING-LINE SEGMENTS CAN ORGANIZE.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 06/12/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...TSA...ICT...OUN...DDC...GLD...AMA...
   
   LAT...LON   38800192 38769967 36769642 35779699 36239837 36830005
               36900193 38800192