Dec 27, 2005 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Updated: Tue Dec 27 11:40:14 UTC 2005 Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table in HTML, or PDF formats.
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SPC AC 271136 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK CORR 1 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0536 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2005 VALID 271300Z - 281200Z THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM MSL 25 WNW BHM 45 SW SEM 40 NW MOB 10 E MCB 40 WNW JAN 30 SW UOX 45 SSE MKL MSL. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ESE GLS 10 WNW LCH 15 SW ELD BVX 30 ESE FAM 10 S SLO 30 WNW SDF 30 W CHA 10 W MGM 55 S PNS. ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS PORTIONS OF MS AND WRN AL... CORRECTED FOR REMOVAL OF AREA 1 ...LOWER MS VALLEY... VIGOROUS S/WV TROUGH CURRENTLY CROSSING SRN/CNTRL ROCKIES PROGGED TO CONTINUE EWD AND INTENSIFY WITH A CLOSED LOW INTO SRN MO LATER TONIGHT. STRONG MID/UPPER JET WILL ROTATE EWD ACROSS SRN PLAINS TODAY AND BE POSITIONED ACROSS LWR MS VALLEY/GULF STATES BY END OF PERIOD. SURFACE LOW SWRN KS MOVES TO VICINITY BOOTHEEL OF MO BY 12Z WED WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW CENTER SWD VICINITY MS RIVER INTO GULF. STRONG MID LEVEL COLD ADVECTION/STEEPENING LAPSE RATES WILL ACCOMPANY JET MAX ACROSS LOWER MS VALLEY OVERNIGHT. GULF MOISTURE RETURNING ATTM THRU ERN TX WITH NEAR 60 DEWPOINTS ONSHORE. GREATEST CONCERN WITH REGARDS TO SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL BE THE QUALITY OF AIR MASS AVAILABLE LATER TONIGHT WHEN THE COMBINATION OF MID LEVEL COOLING AND UPWARD MOTION WITH TROUGH/WIND MAX ALLOW FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION ALONG/AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. EXAMINING OBSERVED DEWPOINTS WRN GULF REVEALS BARELY 60F HOWEVER WITH SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES MID 70S...COULD SEE LOW/MID 60 DEWPOINTS ONSHORE CENTRAL GULF COAST BY LATER TONIGHT. NAM SEEMS A LITTLE TOO AGGRESSIVE ON MOISTURE...HOWEVER GIVEN THE RELATIVELY COLD AIR ALOFT/STEEP LAPSE RATES THAT WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS LA INTO MS AFTER 06Z...COULD REALIZE MUCAPES UPWARDS TO 1000 J/KG. WITH SFC-1KM SHEAR FROM 25-30KT COUPLED WITH DEEP LAYER SHEAR 50-60 KT AS STRONG JET ROTATES ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 06Z...THERE WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS TO SUPPORT ROTATING STORMS. CAP EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY BY 06Z FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION MOST LIKELY VICINITY ERN MS AND THEN SPREADING INTO WRN AL. THE CONDITIONAL SEVERE THREAT SEEMS SUFFICIENT...EVEN WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE QUALITY OF THE AIR MASS TO UPGRADE TO A SLIGHT RISK FOR PRIMARILY LARGE HAIL AND MAINLY AFTER 06Z. ..HALES.. 12/27/2005 ...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 |