Mar 9, 2006 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Updated: Thu Mar 9 01:00:22 UTC 2006 Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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SPC AC 090057 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0657 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006 VALID 090100Z - 091200Z ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NRN TX...ERN/SRN OK EXTREME SERN KS/NWRN AR AND SWRN MO... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE SRN PLAINS NEWD ACROSS THE MID MS RIVER VALLEY... ...SRN AND CNTRL PLAINS NEWD INTO MID MS VALLEY... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDED FROM ERN CO INTO SRN NM AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE ESEWD INTO WRN OK/TX BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTED A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WAS EJECTING NEWD OUT OF THIS TROUGH ACROSS WRN TX THIS EVENING. A 90-100 KT MID LEVEL JET... ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH...IS PROGGED TO MOVE FROM SWRN TX INTO ERN OK OVERNIGHT. SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS OVER SWRN TX ARE LIKELY REFLECTIVE OF THE STRONG LARGE SCALE FORCING SPREADING INTO THAT REGION. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED FROM NRN TX NEWD INTO IA AND THESE STORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN NUMBER AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH/JET MAX EJECT NEWD. DEEP LAYER SHEAR AT 55-75 KT AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE MOST INTENSE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED AFTER O3Z ACROSS NRN TX/ERN OK/SERN KS AND MO AS LARGE SCALE LIFTING STRENGTHENS AS A DRYLINE/ COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM ERN KS SWWD INTO WRN TX... BEGINS MOVING EWD. STRONG VEERING WINDS IN THE LOWER 1 TO 3 KM WOULD SUPPORT TORNADOES IN CELLULAR STORMS...AND ONE OR TWO OF THE TORNADOES MAY BE STRONG...ESPECIALLY ACROSS ERN OK AND INTO EXTREME NWRN AR AND SWRN MO. THE MODELS SUGGEST THE FORCING BECOMES MORE LINEAR LATER TONIGHT AS THE WINDS ALOFT BACK AND BECOME MORE SLY. THIS WOULD RESULT IN STORMS EVOLVING INTO A LINE AND THEN MOVING RAPIDLY ENEWD AS A LINEAR MCS WITH DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY AFTER 06Z. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR WIND DAMAGE IS EXPECTED IN THE ERN HALF OF THE MODERATE RISK AREA. FURTHER NORTHEAST ACROSS SERN IA AND IL...50-60 KT SLY LOW LEVEL JET LIFTING NWD OVER A WARM FRONT IN NRN MO/SRN IL MAY RESULT IN ELEVATED STORMS WITH SEVERE HAIL. ..IMY.. 03/09/2006 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z |