Sep 11, 2008 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Thu Sep 11 07:32:39 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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20080911 0730 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
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20080911 0730 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
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   SPC AC 110729
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0229 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
   
   VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   MODELS BEGIN TO DEVIATE SIGNIFICANTLY DAY 3 -- PARTICULARLY WITH
   RESPECT TO THE HANDLING OF HURRICANE IKE.  WITH A STRENGTHENING
   UPPER TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE EWD ACROSS THE N CENTRAL CONUS AND AN
   ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN/MOVE SEWD...FRONTAL
   POSITION AND TIMING IS TO SOME DEGREE TIED TO THE EVOLUTION OF IKE
   WITH TIME.  WITH THE NAM...GFS...NAMKF...AND ECMWF INDICATING AN
   84-HOUR POSITION OF IKE ANYWHERE WITHIN AN ENVELOPE FROM THE LOWER
   OH VALLEY TO NRN MEXICO...CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW THIS FORECAST.
   
   ...OH VALLEY SWWD INTO TX/OK...
   WILL INTRODUCE A LARGE LOW-PROBABILITY SEVERE THREAT THIS PERIOD --
   EXTENDING FROM THE OH VALLEY INTO THE SRN PLAINS...TO COVER SEVERE
   POTENTIAL BOTH INVOF THE SURFACE FRONT...AND NEAR THE CIRCULATION OF
   IKE.
   
   ATTM...IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT A LOW PROBABILITY TORNADO THREAT WILL
   ACCOMPANY THE ERN HEMISPHERE OF IKE...AND THAT MODEST
   INSTABILITY/SHEAR INVOF FROM COULD ALSO SUPPORT ISOLATED
   STRONG/SEVERE STORMS.  AGAIN -- GIVEN UNCERTAINTY...WILL NOT ATTEMPT
   ANY FURTHER FORECAST RESOLUTION ATTM.
   
   ..GOSS.. 09/11/2008
   
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