SPC AC 240738
DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0238 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2003
VALID 251200Z - 261200Z
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 S ACY 15 N RIC 30
ESE TRI 15 S CHA 25 E GAD 15 E LGC 50 ESE MCN 25 E SAV ...CONT... 30
SSW CEW 45 S SEM 35 SW 0A8 25 S GWO 50 NNW GWO 40 SSW MKL 10 SW BNA
25 NNW LOZ 25 WNW UNI FKL 40 SE BUF 30 NW ART.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NNW ELO 40 N GRB
30 S MKE 30 N MLI 30 NNW MCW 50 W AXN P24 60 NNE ISN.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 70 S GBN 15 ENE PHX
35 ESE SOW 35 N GNT 15 SW LVS 45 SSE CVS 45 ESE LBB 30 N MWL 15 NW
ACT 40 ENE JCT 25 NE COT 20 SSE CRP.
...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
...SYNOPSIS...
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN OF RECENT DAYS WITH STRONG WNWLY JET OVER SRN
CANADA WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TOWARD A MORE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED LARGE
SCALE REGIME ON THURSDAY...A PATTERN THAT WILL COME FULLY INTO PLACE
BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH WHICH WILL CROSS
THE GRT LKS TODAY SHOULD LIFT NE INTO QUEBEC THIS PERIOD ...WHILE A
SERIES OF CLOSELY-SPACED SPEED MAXIMA /ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG SYSTEM
NOW OFF THE BC CST/ DROP SE ACROSS WRN CANADA INTO THE UPR MS VLY.
FARTHER S...SEPARATE SRN STREAM/SUBTROPICAL JET EXPECTED TO PERSIST
FROM THE SWRN U.S. E INTO TX AND THE LWR MS VLY.
...MID ATLANTIC/NEW ENG...
A BAND OF EMBEDDED FORCED CONVECTION WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY COLD
FRONT CROSSING NRN/WRN NEW ENG ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER SYSTEM LIFTS NE
INTO QUEBEC. GIVEN GRADUALLY WEAKENING DEEP SHEAR AND LIMITED
SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY...THREAT FOR SEVERE SHOULD BE MINIMAL.
FARTHER S...CONVECTION/STORMS OF A MORE DIURNAL VARIETY WILL
PROBABLY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF SAME FRONT OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION SWD INTO THE TN VLY. MEAN WLY FLOW SHOULD KEEP CONVERGENCE
ALONG THE BOUNDARY WEAK...AND INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED BY MEAGER
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE INFLUX. NEVERTHELESS...COMBINATION OF
SURFACE HEATING AND MID LEVEL 30 KT WLY FLOW MAY SUPPORT A FEW
STRONG AFTERNOON PULSE STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER PARTS OF
PA/MD/VA/WV.
...SWRN U.S./S TX...
SCATTERED STRONG DIURNALLY-ENHANCED STORMS MAY DEVELOP DURING PERIOD
OVER PARTS OF TX AND NM...WHERE AMPLE BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL
PERSIST BENEATH MODERATE WLY FLOW ALOFT. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
SHOULD BE TIED TO TERRAIN...WITH THE BIG BEND REGION AND PERHAPS
PARTS OF SRN NM BEING THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE DEVELOPMENT.
PRESENCE OF WEAK FRONT /TAIL END OF MID ATLANTIC BOUNDARY/ DRIFTING
SWD INTO REGION MAY ALLOW A FEW STORMS TO DEVELOP EWD INTO CNTRL TX.
WHILE THIS ACTIVITY MAY MERGE INTO A CLUSTER OR TWO THURSDAY
EVENING...EXPECTED SHEAR/INSTABILITY SHOULD LIMIT OVERALL STORM
ORGANIZATION/INTENSITY.
..CORFIDI.. 09/24/2003
...NOTICE...
FOR USERS DECODING THE POINTS PARAGRAPH HEREIN...LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE POINTS FOR THE CATEGORICAL AND PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK
GRAPHICS ALSO ARE LOCATED IN A SEPARATE PRODUCT UNDER THE WMO
HEADINGS WUUS01 PTSDY1...WUUS02 PTSDY2...AND WUUS03 PTSDY3. THE
INCLUSION OF POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT WILL EVENTUALLY BE DISCONTINUED.
NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1730Z
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