Jul 11, 2008 1100 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Fri Jul 11 07:19:39 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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20080711 1100 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
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20080711 1100 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
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   SPC AC 110717
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0217 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
   
   VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM PARTS OF NY SWWD TO THE TN
   VLY...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   LARGELY ZONAL FLOW WILL BUCKLE AS THE STRONG UPR TROUGH TRANSLATES
   THROUGH ONTARIO AND GRTLKS REGION LATE IN THE WEEKEND.  ASSOCD COLD
   FRONT WILL CONTINUE SEWD INTO NY...CNTRL APLCNS AND MID-SOUTH DURING
   THE DAY SUNDAY.  TAIL-END OF THE FRONT WILL SETTLE MORE SLOWLY SWD
   THROUGH THE SRN PLAINS...LIKELY AUGMENTED BY TSTM OUTFLOW
   BOUNDARIES.  
   
   ...NY SWWD INTO THE CNTRL APLCNS AND LWR TN VLY...
   LOW-LVL AIR MASS WILL REMAIN VERY MOIST ALONG/AHEAD OF THE
   AFOREMENTIONED FRONT AND WEST OF THE APLCN CREST ON SUNDAY WITH UPR
   60S TO LWR 70S COMMON.  A BROAD BAND OF CONVECTION SHOULD BE ONGOING
   EARLY SUNDAY UPSTREAM OVER SRN ONTARIO SWWD TO THE MID-SOUTH.  IF
   DEBRIS CLOUDS DO NOT INTERFERE WITH AFTN HEATING...A ZONE
   IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE FRONT AND W OF THE APLCN CREST SHOULD BECOME
   MODESTLY UNSTABLE...CHARACTERIZED BY WEAK CINH/MID-LVL LAPSE
   RATES...BUT HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER DEW POINTS.  
   
   SLOW INTENSIFICATION OF THE MORNING STORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS
   OUTFLOW AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING SERVE AS LOW-LVL BOUNDARIES. 
   STRONGER HEATING/INSTABILITY WILL EXIST FROM THE MID-OH VLY SWWD TO
   THE TN VLY...BUT STRONGER VERTICAL SHEAR...OWING TO APCH OF THE UPR
   TROUGH...WILL EVOLVE ACROSS PA INTO NY.  INCREASING WSW
   UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW ALONG SE FRINGE OF THE TROUGH MAY YIELD LINE
   SEGMENTS THAT ORGANIZE INTO WEAK BOW STRUCTURES GIVING LOCAL DMGG
   WIND GUSTS ALONG NRN EXTENTS OF THE SLGT RISK.  OTHERWISE...FARTHER
   S IN THE WEAKER SHEAR/HIGHER CAPE ENVIRONMENT AND ALONG THE BASE OF
   THE TROUGH...DIURNALLY ENHANCED MULTICELL CLUSTERS WILL BE CAPABLE
   OF WET MICROBURSTS OVER THE TN VLY/MID-SOUTH.
   
   ..RACY.. 07/11/2008
   
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