Mar 3, 2008 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Mar 3 00:52:15 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20080303 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20080303 0100 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Torndao Legend Image
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20080303 0100 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Wind Legend Image
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20080303 0100 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 030047
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0647 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008
   
   VALID 030100Z - 031200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WRN
   MO/SERN KS SWD INTO CENTRAL TX...
   
   ...WRN AND CENTRAL MO/SERN KS SWD ACROSS OK INTO CENTRAL TX...
   STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ARE ONGOING ATTM FROM SERN KS SSWWD INTO SWRN
   OK...WHILE OTHER SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE INCREASING ACROSS N TX --
   BOTH ALONG THE DRYLINE AND FURTHER E WITHIN ZONE OF WARM ADVECTION
   AHEAD OF THE FRONT/DRYLINE.
   
   EVENING PRE-CONVECTIVE RAOBS FROM OUN /NORMAN OK/ AND FWD /FORT
   WORTH TX/ SHOW STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND FAVORABLY
   STRONG/VEERING WIND FIELD WITH HEIGHT.  WHILE STORM MODE ACROSS OK
   SHOULD BECOME MORE LINEAR WITH TIME AS THE FRONT CONTINUES SURGING
   SEWD...STORMS MAY REMAIN MORE CELLULAR ACROSS TX THROUGH MUCH OF THE
   EVENING.  THIS COMBINED WITH SLOWLY INCREASING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
   AND FAVORABLE INSTABILITY AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR PER 00Z RAOBS SUGGESTS
   A CONTINUED THREAT FOR TORNADOES.  HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO
   ANTICIPATED...WITH THE GREATEST OVERALL SEVERE POTENTIAL FORECAST
   FROM CENTRAL AND SERN OK SSWWD INTO CENTRAL TX.  WEAKER INSTABILITY
   NWD ACROSS ERN KS AND INTO MO...AND EWD INTO AR...SUGGESTS A LESSER
   SEVERE THREAT ACROSS THESE AREAS.  MEANWHILE...THE THREAT ALSO
   APPEARS TO DECREASE GRADUALLY WITH SWD EXTENT TOWARD THE RIO
   GRANDE...WHERE STRONGER CAPPING SHOULD PERSIST THUS LIMITING OVERALL
   STORM COVERAGE/SEVERE POTENTIAL.
   
   ..GOSS.. 03/03/2008
   
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