Apr 7, 2006 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Updated: Fri Apr 7 00:52:12 UTC 2006 Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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SPC AC 070048 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0748 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006 VALID 070100Z - 071200Z ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SVR TSTMS EARLY THIS EVE ACROSS PARTS OF SE KS/NE OK/NW AR...AND SW MO.... ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA ACROSS MUCH OF THE OZARK PLATEAU.... ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF EXTREME SE SD/ERN NEB AND WRN IA.... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS SURROUNDING THE MDT AND HIGH RISK AREAS ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE E CNTRL PLAINS INTO THE MID MO VALLEY.... MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION HAS DEVELOPED INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS... BUT WILL REDEVELOP EASTWARD TOWARD THE MID/LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY... AS STRONG IMPULSE CONTINUES TO PIVOT AROUND ITS SOUTHEASTERN INTO EASTERN PERIPHERY. STRONGEST MID-LEVEL COOLING OVERNIGHT WILL SURGE NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY...WITH DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE BECOMING INCREASINGLY OCCLUDED ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA. STRONG FORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION/DESTABILIZATION LIKELY WILL MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIAL SEVERE THREAT ANOTHER FEW HOURS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE OZARK PLATEAU. HOWEVER...EXTENT OF THREAT IS MORE UNCERTAIN EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...WHERE CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER/CONVECTION IMPEDED LOW-LEVEL WARMING TODAY. ...MIDDLE MISSOURI VALLEY*... STRONG SHEAR/FORCING IN EXIT REGION OF 90-100+ KT 500 MB JET STREAK WILL SPREAD FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA/NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSOURI/WESTERN IOWA THROUGH 02-03Z. THIS WILL MAINTAIN CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...AND SEVERE THREAT SHOULD PERSIST AS ACTIVITY BEGINS TO INGEST MORE MOIST UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. TONGUE OF 60F+ SURFACE DEW POINTS HAS ADVECTED INTO WESTERN IOWA ON SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TO THE EAST OF DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE. EASTERLY COMPONENT TO LOW-LEVEL FLOW IS CONTRIBUTING TO ENLARGED HODOGRAPHS...WHICH COULD ENHANCE TORNADO THREAT IN STRONGER CELLS WITHIN DEVELOPING LINE. OTHERWISE... RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS COULD STILL INCREASE WITH CONVECTIVE LINE ...BEFORE FORCING PIVOTS THROUGH REMAINDER OF INSTABILITY AXIS LATER THIS EVENING. ...OZARK PLATEAU*... SECOND AREA OF ENHANCED SEVERE POTENTIAL EARLY THIS EVENING WILL PERSIST NEAR MID-LEVEL JET CORE...WHERE MID-LEVEL WINDS VEER TO A MORE WESTERLY COMPONENT. THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO A FAVORABLE HODOGRAPH STRUCTURE FOR MORE DISCRETE SUPERCELLS. POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...POSSIBLY STRONG...WILL CONTINUE AS ACTIVITY PROGRESSES THROUGH LINGERING BOUNDARY LAYER INSTABILITY AXIS WITH CAPE TO 2000 J/KG NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS/EASTERN OKLAHOMA BORDER AREAS. DEEPER INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI/NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SEVERE POTENTIAL SEEMS LIKELY TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH ABOVE MORE STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER AFTER 03-04Z. *FOR MORE SPECIFIC AND UPDATED INFORMATION CONCERNING ONGOING OR IMMINENT CONVECTIVE THREATS...PLEASE KEEP WATCH FOR LATEST SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS. ..KERR.. 04/07/2006 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z |