STORM PREDICTION CENTER...NWS/NCEP...NORMAN OK
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AWIPS GRAPHIC PGWE46 KWNS.
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS ERN ND...NERN SD...WRN AND
NRN MN TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NW ELO 45 SW HIB 30 NW STC 45
NNW RWF 50 WNW RWF 30 E ATY ATY 25 WNW ATY 15 ENE ABR 50 N ABR 30
N JMS 55 N DVL.
THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM
10 ENE SSI 20 NE AYS 45 N AYS 50 SSW AGS 10 SSE SOP 40 NNE RDU
40 E LYH 20 SE CHO 35 SW DCA 20 NW NHK 25 WNW WAL 15 S WAL.
THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM
50 NNW ANJ 15 NNE LSE 35 S RST 10 NNW FOD 30 ESE SUX 10 N OFK
45 NE BUB 25 ENE ANW 35 NNW VTN 10 NNW PHP 50 E REJ 40 NW DIK
55 NNW ISN.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SE DRT 35 ENE MLC
20 NW CGI 35 WSW EVV 40 NNE SDF 25 SE CAK 25 WNW AVP 30 ENE ISP.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SW FHU 40 SSW SOW
20 SSW GUP 4SL 15 NE RTN 25 WNW CAO 20 SSW CAO 45 NW HOB 20 S CNM
75 SSW GDP.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE AUG 25 NW LCI
40 SSE SLK 40 NNE ART.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SSE MTW
25 ENE DBQ 15 S CID 35 NW OTM 15 W OMA 40 N GRI 25 WSW CDR
35 E WEY 30 SSW DLN 45 N 27U 90 ENE 63S.
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GREAT PLAINS WILL FLATTEN AND SHIFT EWD
TODAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES EWD ACROSS SRN CANADA. THE
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL MOVE NEWD ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST. AT THE SFC...A COLD FRONT WILL ORGANIZE OVER THE DAKOTAS AND
MOVE SEWD INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY LATE IN THE PERIOD.
...ND/SD/MN/NE NEB/N IA/WI/UPPER MI...
ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WITH SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S F
CURRENTLY EXIST ACROSS ERN ND/NW MN AND SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE
TODAY. STRONG SFC HEATING BY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WILL
LIKELY CREATE EXTREME INSTABILITY WITH MLCAPE VALUES AROUND 4000
J/KG. LARGE-SCALE ASCENT AHEAD OF AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE
PACIFIC NW SHOULD MOVE EWD ACROSS MT INTO ND BY LATE AFTERNOON. IN
RESPONSE...A COLD FRONT SHOULD ORGANIZE AND PUSH EWD ACROSS ND.
LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND INCREASING LARGE-
SCALE ASCENT SHOULD RESULT IN ISOLATED CONVECTIVE INITIATION DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THE TIMING OF THE APPROACHING UPPER-TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED MID-LEVEL SPEED MAX REMAINS IN QUESTION. HOWEVER...WITH
EXTREME INSTABILITY IN PLACE...ONCE THE UPPER-TROUGH GETS FAR
ENOUGH E...WIDESPREAD CONVECTION SHOULD DEVELOP AND MOVE EWD INTO
THE EXTREME INSTABILITY. THE MID-LEVEL SPEED MAX OVER THE PACIFIC
NW SHOULD BE POSITIONED ACROSS MT WITH THE EXIT REGION MOVING
ACROSS CNTRL-ERN ND BY LATE AFTERNOON INCREASING DEEP LAYER SHEAR
WITH 0-6 KM SHEAR AROUND 50 KT. THIS COUPLED WITH THE HIGH SFC
MOISTURE AND EXTREME INSTABILITY SUGGESTS SUPERCELLS WILL BE LIKELY
ESPECIALLY AFTER INITIATION AND DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS
THE MID-LEVEL JET COMES ACROSS ND DURING THE EVENING AND PHASES
WITH THE STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET...LINEAR MCS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD OCCUR
WITH A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ACROSS ERN
ND/NERN SD/WRN MN. EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
...E SC/E NC/E GA/E VA/S MD...
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL MOVE NEWD ALONG THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. AS SFC TEMPS WARM AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY
DEVELOPS...TRAILING CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST OF GA/SC/NC/VA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW STRONG
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR PROFILES IN THIS REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING
SUGGESTING THE STRONGER CONVECTIVE CELLS WILL ROTATE. ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND/OR WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SUPERCELLS THAT
DEVELOP.
...ME...
SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S F WILL POOL ALONG A
STATIONARY FRONT ORIENTED FROM W TO E ACROSS ME TODAY. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOW MODERATE INSTABILITY ACROSS ONTARIO AND MARGINAL
INSTABILITY FARTHER E ACROSS ME BY MID-AFTERNOON. LOW-LEVEL
CONVERGENCE ALONG WITH LARGE-SCALE ASCENT AHEAD OF A SWIFT MOVING
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN CONVECTIVE INITIATION ACROSS
ONTARIO DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS THIS CONVECTION SPREADS EWD ALONG
THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS ONTARIO...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL DECREASE AS THE
CONVECTION MOVES EWD INTO WEAKENING INSTABILITY ACROSS ME...
ISOLATED HAIL OR A DAMAGING WIND GUST COULD OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG
DEEP LAYER SHEAR IN PLACE.
..BROYLES/TAYLOR.. 07/02/03
NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1300Z
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