Oct 29, 2006 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Oct 29 15:56:12 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061029 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20061029 1630 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20061029 1630 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20061029 1630 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 291552
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0952 AM CST SUN OCT 29 2006
   
   VALID 291630Z - 301200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...NORTHEAST...
   A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER QUEBEC WILL SLOWLY MOVE NEWD TODAY. LIFT AHEAD
   OF THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS ALONG WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL SUPPORT
   ISOLATED TSTMS OVER PORTIONS OF ERN/NRN ME THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
   ADDITIONALLY...UNIDIRECTIONAL WLY FLOW ALONG WITH STEEP LOW LEVEL
   LAPSE RATES ABOVE WARM WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO
   SUPPORT A LAKE EFFECT RAIN/SNOW BAND EXTENDING INTO NWRN UPSTATE NY.
   SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY GIVEN THE WARM LAKE TEMPERATURES AND COLD MID
   LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED TSTMS IN THIS AREA AS WELL.
   
   
   ...WRN MT...
   A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE SEWD FROM SRN BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS
   MORNING THROUGH THE NRN ROCKIES TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH...A
   COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SWD ACROSS MT. MODERATE UPSLOPE FLOW ALONG THE
   NRN ROCKIES FRONT RANGE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH MID
   LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY
   SUPPORT A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
   
   ...SRN AZ/SWRN NM...
   A BROAD FETCH OF MID/HIGH LEVEL PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL STREAM ACROSS
   THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OFF THE
   SRN CA/BAJA CA COAST THIS MORNING. 12Z OBSERVED SOUNDINGS AT TUCSON
   AND GUAYMAS /SONORA MX/ BOTH INDICATED STEEP LAPSE RATES IN THE
   RELATIVELY MOIST 500-400 MB LAYER. SUFFICIENT LIFT AHEAD OF THE
   UPPER TROUGH MAY SUPPORT AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE IF MOISTENING
   CAN OCCUR JUST BELOW THIS LAYER. COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
   INSUFFICIENT TO WARRANT A CONTOURED AREA.
   
   ..CROSBIE/EVANS.. 10/29/2006
   
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