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Dec-19-2003 1200 UTC Day 3 Convective Outlook
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   SPC AC 190832
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0232 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2003
   
   VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS/FORECAST...
   PACIFIC SHORTWAVE IMPULSE NOW APPROACHING 40N/150W EXPECTED TO REACH
   SRN NV BY 12Z/21 (SUNDAY) BEFORE CONTINUING E/SE TO THE TX PANHANDLE
   REGION BY 12Z MONDAY.  RETURN FLOW OVER THE S CNTRL U.S...DEVELOPING
   IN RESPONSE TO ASSOCIATED LEE TROUGH...SHOULD STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE
   DAY 3 PERIOD.  SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 50S MAY REACH AS FAR N
   AS CLL BY 12Z MONDAY.
   
   SOME THUNDER MAY ACCOMPANY UPPER SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SRN
   GRT BASIN AND RCKYS ON SUNDAY. BUT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL LIKELY
   NOT BE PRESENT TO SUPPORT DEEP CONVECTION IN ASSOCIATED WARM
   ADVECTION PATTERN OVER THE SRN PLNS LATER IN THE PERIOD.
   
   ..CORFIDI.. 12/19/2003
   
   ...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 3 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1200Z
        
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