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The SPC is forecasting an outbreak of severe thunderstorms today and tonight across portions of the United States. This is an extremely dangerous situation. Please read the latest public statement about this event. |
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SPC AC 281235 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0635 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 VALID 281300Z - 291200Z THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSW AUO 10 NNW GZH 60 SE MEI 25 NE MEI 10 S CBM 15 WSW MSL 30 NNW HSV 20 SSW CHA 15 W ATL 25 SSW AUO. THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSW HUM 15 WSW TUP 40 WNW HOP 15 SSE DNV 20 S SBN 25 SSE JXN 50 WNW CLE 10 NNE ZZV 25 WNW CRW 20 NNW AVL 50 NE MGR 45 WNW CTY. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NE VRB 35 WSW APF ...CONT... 30 ESE 7R4 15 NNE GWO 35 SW PAH 20 SSW PIA 15 NE ALO 40 W AUW 50 ENE ANJ ...CONT... 60 WNW MSS 35 SSW ROC 20 E AOO 15 W RIC GSB 25 SE ILM. ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF AL AND A SMALL PART OF WRN GA... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES NWD INTO SRN GREAT LAKES... ...SYNOPSIS... NARROW LINE OF CONVECTION CONTINUES TO WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL IL SWWD INTO CENTRAL MS EARLY THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY REMAINS EAST OF PRIMARY SURFACE COLD FRONT NOW MOVING EWD ACROSS CENTRAL MO/AR/LA. LOW AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR REMAINS QUITE IMPRESSIVE AS EXTREME MID/UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVERSPREAD A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES INTO THE GREAT LAKES. AT THE SURFACE...BOUNDARY LAYER WILL REMAIN MOIST INTO THE TN/LOWER OH RIVER VALLEYS WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS AOA 60F BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTH OF THE OH RIVER VALLEY...DEW POINTS WILL STILL BE UNSEASONABLY MOIST WITH VALUES WELL INTO THE 50S F. THEREFORE...GIVEN DEGREE OF SHEAR AND STRENGTH OF FLOW JUST OFF THE SURFACE...LARGE AREA AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND DAMAGE/ISOLATED TORNADOES. ...CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS/TN VALLEY... CG LIGHTNING ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ACROSS CENTRAL MS WITH ONGOING NARROW LINE OF CONVECTION...WHILE INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORMS IS OCCURRING OVER S-CENTRAL LA. ADDITIONAL AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS ACTIVE ALONG NOSE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF INTO THE WRN FL PANHANDLE/SERN AL. EXPECT STORMS WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED/DIMINISHED THROUGH THE MID MORNING GIVEN MODEST CAP PRESENT ABOVE THE MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. HOWEVER WITH DIURNAL HEATING...SEVERE THREAT SHOULD STEADILY INCREASE INTO THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON OVER A LARGE AREA FROM THE GULF COAST INTO THE TN RIVER VALLEY AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. INCREASING SHALLOW CONVECTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING ALONG THE FL PANHANDLE...SHOULD BECOME SURFACE BASED AND DEEPEN LATER THIS MORNING. EXTREME SHEAR IN PLACE SUPPORTS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES ONCE ACTIVITY BEGINS TO ROOT INTO 60+F SURFACE DEW POINTS. THIS INCLUDES THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES...AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE O-1 KM SRH WILL EXCEED 350 M2/S2 OVER A LARGE AREA. SMALL LEWPS AND BOW ECHOES MAY EVOLVE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ALONG APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND DAMAGE. OVERALL THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH SOME AFTER DARK AS BOUNDARY LAYER COOLS...THOUGH THE THREAT OF ISOLATED SEVERE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST WITH STRONGER CELLS OVERNIGHT. ...IND/OH INTO KY AND THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS... WITH INCREASED HEATING THIS MORNING CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO REGENERATE/DEVELOP ALONG PRE-FRONTAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AS IT SHIFTS EWD INTO IND/WRN KY BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. EXTREME WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE SUGGEST WIND DAMAGE THREAT WILL BECOME PRONOUNCED AS STORMS ROOT NEAR THE SURFACE. DESPITE A WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD WEST TO EAST OVER THIS REGION INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ..EVANS/BRIGHT.. 11/28/2005 ...NOTICE... THE STATION RELATIVE POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON 14 FEBRUARY 2006 BUT WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS: WMO HEADER: AWIPS ID: WUUS01 PTSDY1 WUUS02 PTSDY2 WUUS03 PTSDY3 A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ...SCN05-39... PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE TRANSITION. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS SEE THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS USING LOWER CASE LETTERS: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1630Z