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Jan-31-2004 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
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   SPC AC 310035
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0635 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2004
   
   VALID 310100Z - 311200Z
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WNW FMY 30 N PBI.
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...S FL...
   
   AN E-W QUASISTATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST ACROSS S FL THE REMAINDER
   OF TONIGHT. THE BOUNDARY LAYER HAS MOISTENED SIGNIFICANTLY IN WARM
   SECTOR OVER EXTREME S FL WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS NOW AROUND 70. THE
   00Z KEY WEST SOUNDING SHOWS ABOUT 900 J/KG OF MLCAPE. HOWEVER...THE
   PROFILE IS MOIST THROUGH A DEEP LAYER WITH MARGINAL LAPSE RATES.
   EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN MOST NUMEROUS WITHIN ZONE OF ASCENT
   IN VICINITY OF THE FRONT WITH MORE WIDELY SCATTERED ACTIVITY IN WARM
   SECTOR. BELT OF STRONG MID LEVEL FLOW IS CONTRIBUTING TO SUFFICIENT
   UNIDIRECTIONAL DEEP SHEAR FOR STORMS TO DEVELOP MID LEVEL ROTATION
   OR ORGANIZE INTO BOWING SEGMENTS. THOUGH AN ISOLATED STRONG WIND
   GUST OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...MARGINAL THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES
   WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A LIMITING FACTOR FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
   
   ..DIAL.. 01/31/2004
   
   ...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 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 0600Z
        
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