Sep 7, 2007 1100 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Fri Sep 7 07:31:38 UTC 2007
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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20070907 1100 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
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20070907 1100 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
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   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0228 AM CDT FRI SEP 07 2007
   
   VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   SHORT-WAVE TROUGH INITIALLY OVER THE PAC NW WILL DIG SEWD INTO THE
   GREAT BASIN/CENTRAL ROCKIES THIS PERIOD...WITH BAND OF FASTER FLOW
   ALOFT ALSO SHIFTING SWD ACROSS THE ROCKIES/PLAINS.  
   
   AT THE SURFACE...COLD FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE ITS SWD PROGRESS ACROSS
   THE SRN PLAINS...WHILE MOVING EWD/SEWD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES/LOWER
   OH AND TN VALLEYS THROUGH 10/12Z.  WHILE THIS FRONT SHOULD REMAIN
   WELL S OF THE STRONGER FLOW ALOFT PRECLUDING APPRECIABLE SEVERE
   THREAT OVER MOST OF THE CONUS...UPSLOPE FLOW REGIME IN THE CENTRAL
   HIGH PLAINS HINTS AT SOME POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS.
   
   ...ERN CO/NERN NM...
   SELY LOW-LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW IS FORECAST ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE...IN
   THE WAKE OF COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.  AS STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW ALOFT
   SAGS SEWD ACROSS THIS REGION AHEAD OF DIGGING SHORT-WAVE
   TROUGH...SHEAR WILL BECOME SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED STORMS.  MAIN
   QUESTION ATTM REMAINS THE DEGREE OF MOISTURE WHICH CAN RETURN NWWD
   IN THE POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS -- AND THUS THE DEGREE OF
   DESTABILIZATION WHICH CAN OCCUR.  ATTM...WILL INTRODUCE ONLY 5%
   SEVERE PROBABILITY...TO ACCOUNT FOR THE THREAT FOR HAIL/GUSTY WINDS
   WITH ANY ISOLATED STORMS WHICH CAN DEVELOP.  IF IT APPEARS IN LATER
   FORECASTS THAT GREATER MOISTURE RETURN/DESTABILIZATION MIGHT
   OCCUR...AREA COULD BE UPGRADED TO SLIGHT RISK.
   
   ..GOSS.. 09/07/2007
   
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