Dec 24, 2006 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Dec 24 16:24:12 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061224 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20061224 1630 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20061224 1630 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20061224 1630 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 241619
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1019 AM CST SUN DEC 24 2006
   
   VALID 241630Z - 251200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ALONG A SMALL PART OF THE GULF
   COAST LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...
   
   ...MS DELTA REGION EWD ACROSS THE FL PANHANDLE...
   MORNING MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT IN DEEPENING A SURFACE LOW NNEWD
   ACROSS FAR SERN LA EARLY THIS EVENING AND INTO W-CENTRAL AL
   OVERNIGHT...AS LARGE UPPER LOW EJECTS QUICKLY NNEWD INTO THE MID
   SOUTH BY TONIGHT.  OVERALL SETUP WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR INLAND
   PUSH OF RICHER MARINE AIR SOUTHEAST OF THE SURFACE LOW...MAINLY NEAR
   THE GULF COAST FROM FAR SERN LA INTO THE FL PANHANDLE.  THOUGH
   SURFACE DEW POINTS AOA 60F WILL LIFT QUICKLY NWD ACROSS THIS
   REGION...WARMING WILL ALSO BE PRONOUNCED AROUND 850 MB WITHIN LOW
   LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE.  FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THIS WILL LIKELY
   CAP SURFACE-BASED PARCELS AWAY FROM WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES
   NEARER THE COAST.  SHEAR WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD
   AS SSWLY MID/UPPER LEVEL WINDS STRENGTHEN ALONG WRN PERIPHERY OF
   ASSOCIATED JET...AND SUPPORT ORGANIZED/ROTATING STORMS.  SHOULD
   STORMS ROOT INTO THE BOUNDARY LAYER LATER THIS EVENING AND
   OVERNIGHT...SEVERE THREAT WILL INCREASE.  PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
   FROM AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO...ALONG WITH A DAMAGING WIND
   POTENTIAL.
   
   ..EVANS.. 12/24/2006
   
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