Sep 7, 2006 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Sep 7 05:58:10 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20060907 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20060907 1200 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20060907 1200 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20060907 1200 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 070555
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1255 AM CDT THU SEP 07 2006
   
   VALID 071200Z - 081200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   
   DEEP CONVECTION WILL READILY DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR
   WEST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THURSDAY...ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF THE
   NRN U.S. AND SERN U.S. SHORT WAVE FEATURES EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THIS
   ACTIVITY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG...ALTHOUGH WELL IDENTIFIED IN
   EARLY MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY.
   
   ...NRN U.S...
   
   WEAKENING BAND OF MID LEVEL HEIGHT FALLS WILL SPREAD SEWD ACROSS
   CANADA INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY/UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE
   LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD.  ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE
   SOUTH INTO NRN MN/LAKE SUPERIOR BY 00Z/8TH WITH STRONG FRONTAL
   CONVERGENCE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ONTARIO/NRN
   QUEBEC.  TRAILING WIND SHIFT INTO MN WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY STEEP
   LAPSE RATES AND WLY FLOW WHICH WILL LIMIT DEPTH OF ASCENT.  AS A
   RESULT...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED DUE TO
   WEAKER FORCING ACROSS THIS REGION.  GUSTY WINDS OR PERHAPS SOME HAIL
   MAY ACCOMPANY STRONGER STORMS THROUGH MID EVENING.
   
   ...SWRN U.S./CENTRAL/SRN HIGH PLAINS...
   
   EARLY MORNING SATELLITE/RADAR IMAGERY DEPICTS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
   OF DEEP CONVECTION ACROSS THE SWRN DESERTS INTO THE SRN ROCKIES OF
   NEW MEXICO.  THIS ACTIVITY HAS EVOLVED WITHIN A REGION OF WEAK
   UPWARD ASCENT AND LIGHT FLOW THROUGH MID LEVELS.  WEAK TROUGHING
   WILL EVOLVE ACROSS THE 4-CORNERS REGION DURING THE DAY FRIDAY
   ENHANCING THE PROSPECTS FOR ANOTHER CONVECTIVELY-ACTIVE DAY FROM AZ
   INTO THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS.  ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS THIS REGION MAY
   PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE WIND GUSTS...OR PERHAPS SOME HAIL. 
   DAYTIME HEATING WILL PROVE INSTRUMENTAL IN STORM
   INTENSIFICATION...WITH CONVECTION FOCUSING INITIALLY OVER THE HIGH
   TERRAIN...AND ALONG WEAK SFC BOUNDARY ACROSS NERN CO INTO NEB. 
   SUNSET WILL PROVE DETRIMENTAL TO ANY MARGINAL SEVERE THREAT.
   
   ...SERN U.S...
   
   WEAK SFC CYCLOGENESIS SHOULD LIFT NEWD ALONG PSEUDO STATIONARY
   BOUNDARY FROM THE NRN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE FL PANHANDLE BY THE
   END OF THE PERIOD.  AIRMASS IS QUITE MOIST ACROSS THIS REGION WITH
   PW/S IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.  AS A RESULT...DEEP CONVECTION SHOULD
   EASILY DEVELOP WITHIN WEAKLY FORCED ZONE OF WARM ADVECTION.  LOW
   LEVEL SHEAR APPEARS TOO MEAGER TO WARRANT ANY MEANINGFUL THREAT OF
   TORNADOES ACROSS THIS REGION.
   
   ..DARROW.. 09/07/2006
   
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