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Jan-27-2003 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
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   STORM PREDICTION CENTER...NWS/NCEP...NORMAN OK 
   DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AWIPS GRAPHIC PGWI47 KWNS.
   
   VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
   
   NO TSTM AREAS FCST.
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   WNWLY UPPER FLOW IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE CONUS EARLY IN THE
   PERIOD AS ERN U.S. TROUGH MOVES NEWD AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND.  WITH
   TIME...BROAD TROUGH IS FORECAST TO REDEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND
   ERN CONUS DOWNSTREAM OF PERSISTENT WRN U.S. RIDGE.
   
   AT THE SURFACE...COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SWD ACROSS THE
   PLAINS AS CANADIAN HIGH APPROACHES THE NRN U.S.
   
   ...UPPER TX COAST / SRN LA...
   WEAK THETA-E ADVECTION IS FORECAST ACROSS THIS REGION AHEAD OF SRN
   STREAM VORT MAX OVER S TX / NERN MEXICO -- IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT
   APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH.  ALTHOUGH ETA MODEL SUGGESTS WEAK /
   SLIGHTLY ELEVATED INSTABILITY DEVELOPS ACROSS THIS REGION...IT
   APPEARS THAT WEAK UVV AND CAPPING ABOVE 850 MB WILL LIMIT
   CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. 
    
   ..GOSS.. 01/27/03
   
   NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 0800Z
        
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