Oct 16, 2008 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Oct 16 20:00:21 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20081016 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20081016 2000 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Torndao Legend Image
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20081016 2000 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Wind Legend Image
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20081016 2000 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 161956
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0256 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008
   
   VALID 162000Z - 171200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   EARLY AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A COLD FRONT CONTINUING TO
   ADVANCE SEWD ACROSS ERN NEW ENGLAND TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...
   WHILE THE SRN EXTENT MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER MS VALLEY...AND INTO
   THE WRN GULF.  DESPITE WEAK INSTABILITY/LAPSE RATES...FORCED ASCENT
   ALONG THE GULF PORTION OF THIS BOUNDARY INTO AT LEAST SW LA SHOULD
   CONTINUE TO PROVE SUFFICIENT FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT INTO THE
   EVENING.
   
   FARTHER N INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL
   CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY SEWD FROM MT/WY INTO THIS REGION OVERNIGHT. 
   WHILE MOISTURE REMAINS LIMITED...STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
   WARM ADVECTION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR ELEVATED CONVECTION
   SPREADING EWD ACROSS NEB BY THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH 12Z
   FRIDAY.
   
   ..PETERS.. 10/16/2008
   
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