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SPC AC 090615 DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1215 AM CST THU FEB 09 2006 VALID 101200Z - 111200Z GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 NE BRO 45 SSW ALI 40 SW COT 45 SE DRT 20 SW SJT 25 WSW ABI 20 NW MWL 25 NNE TYR 40 NNE HEZ 35 N ABY 45 SW VDI 20 E VLD 65 WSW CTY. ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...SYNOPSIS... AMPLIFIED LARGE-SCALE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TWO PERIOD AS A BROAD TROUGH IS ESTABLISHED OVER THE CNTRL U.S. AND RIDGING CONTINUES FROM WRN CANADA SWD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. MEANWHILE...CLOSED LOW NOW APPROACHING BAJA CA IS FORECAST TO SHEAR OUT ACROSS NRN MEXICO AND SRN TX BEFORE BEING ENTRAINED INTO INCREASINGLY CONFLUENT FLOW REGIME OVER THE GULF COAST. IN THE LOW-LEVELS...STRONG COLD FRONT INITIALLY EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WRN GREAT LAKES INTO THE SRN HIGH PLAINS WILL RAPIDLY PUSH SEWD THROUGH THE SRN PLAINS AND GULF COAST REGION. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE AREA /ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING SRN STREAM DISTURBANCE/ WILL DEVELOP ENEWD ALONG THIS COLD FRONT FROM CNTRL TX INTO SRN OR CNTRL GA BY SATURDAY MORNING. ...SERN TX INTO THE CNTRL GULF COAST... CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE SABINE RIVER VALLEY SWD THROUGH THE WRN GULF BASIN WITH 60F DEWPOINTS CONFINED TO THE SRN BAY OF CAMPECHE. WHILE LOW-LEVEL SLY FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HRS...IT APPEARS THAT ONLY A MODIFIED CP AIR MASS WILL RETURN NWD AHEAD OF COLD FRONT WITH DEWPOINTS REMAINING LARGELY IN THE 50S. CLUSTERS OF MAINLY ELEVATED TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PROGRESS AT THE ONSET OF THE FORECAST FRIDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CNTRL TX WITHIN STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL WAA REGIME ASSOCIATED WITH SRN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING EWD THROUGH SWRN TX. INCREASED LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WILL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL TSTM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY ACROSS CNTRL/ERN TX WITH STORMS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY MORE SURFACE-BASED NEAR THE COAST. A SEPARATE BELT OF 55-65 KT MID-LEVEL SWLY FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TX SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE TX COAST FRIDAY WITH DEEP-LAYER SHEAR PROFILES BECOMING QUITE SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED/ROTATING UPDRAFTS. HOWEVER AS MENTIONED ABOVE...LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN WILL BE PROBLEMATIC...AND WHEN COUPLED WITH MOIST ADIABATIC LOW/MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ONLY WEAKLY UNSTABLE WITH SBCAPES AOB 500-700 J/KG. SOME POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO WITH ANY SURFACE-BASED STORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF SECONDARY SURFACE LOW FROM THE SE TX COAST EWD ACROSS FAR SRN LA. OTHER STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG SEWD-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ALSO POSE AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND THREAT. ONLY LOW SEVERE PROBABILITIES WILL BE INCLUDED ATTM OWING TO THE ANTICIPATED WEAK INSTABILITY. SHOULD IT BECOME APPARENT MORE INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP THAN IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...A SLIGHT RISK BE REQUIRED FOR PART OF THE REGION. ..MEAD.. 02/09/2006 ...NOTICE... THE STATION RELATIVE POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON 14 FEBRUARY 2006 BUT WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS: WMO HEADER: AWIPS ID: WUUS01 PTSDY1 WUUS02 PTSDY2 WUUS03 PTSDY3 A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ...SCN05-39... PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE TRANSITION. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS SEE THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS USING LOWER CASE LETTERS: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM CLICK TO GET WUUS02 PTSDY2 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1730Z |