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Oct- 4-2003 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
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   SPC AC 041727
   
   DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1227 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2003
   
   VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WNW CTY 40 NNW
   DAB.
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NW 63S 45 W PUW 45
   SW S80 75 NW SUN 50 NE MLD 35 WNW 4FC 4FC 30 NW GAG 25 SSW PNC 20 W
   HRO 30 NNW DYR 20 SW CSV 35 ESE CHA 30 SE RMG 10 NNW 0A8 15 SE ESF
   45 SE AUS 15 SSE DRT ...CONT... 10 SE DUG 10 SSW DMN 30 W ALM 25 W
   4CR 30 NW ABQ 35 N BCE 25 ESE WMC 15 W 4LW 50 N LMT 40 SE SLE 20 NE
   BLI.
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A BROAD MID-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE ERN US WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AND
   MOVE EWD ON DAY 2. A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS CNTRL
   TX EXTENDING EWD ACROSS NRN LA...MS...SRN AL AND SRN GA.
   
   ...TX/LA/SRN AR...
   ANALYSIS SHOWS A PLUME OF SFC DEWPOINTS CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER TO
   MID 60S F ACROSS CNTRL TX. SLY FLOW WILL TRANSPORT THIS LOW-LEVEL
   MOISTURE NEWD TO A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SFC HEATING SUNDAY WILL CREATE
   MODERATE INSTABILITY IN THIS REGION ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONTAL
   BOUNDARY WHERE SCATTERED STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
   DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 30 KT. THIS COMBINED WITH
   MODERATELY STEEP LAPSE RATES AROUND 7.0 C/KM SUGGEST A MARGINAL
   POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY EXIST DURING A BRIEF WINDOW
   NEAR PEAK HEATING. HOWEVER...THE THREAT IS TOO LOW TO WARRANT A
   SLIGHT RISK ATTM.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 10/04/2003
   
   ...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 0800Z
        
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