Oct 6, 2008 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Mon Oct 6 07:03:41 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20081006 0730 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Graphic
20081006 0730 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
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   SPC AC 060701
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0201 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008
   
   VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SERN STATES...
   
   UPPER TROUGH WILL ADVANCE INTO THE SERN STATES WEDNESDAY. ESELY LOW
   LEVEL TRAJECTORIES FROM ERN U.S. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIMIT
   NWD RETURN OF HIGHER QUALITY GULF MOISTURE THAT SHOULD REMAIN
   CONFINED TO SOUTH OF A WARM FRONT ALONG THE GULF COASTAL REGION.
   FARTHER NORTH AN AXIS OF PARTIALLY MODIFIED GULF AIR WITH LOW 60S
   DEWPOINTS WILL PERSIST EAST OF OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THE CNTRL GULF
   COASTAL STATES NWD INTO THE TN AND OH VALLEY.
   
   INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN MARGINAL DUE TO WEAK LAPSE RATES AND
   ONGOING CONVECTION WITHIN ZONE OF LARGE SCALE ASCENT EAST OF UPPER
   TROUGH. GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DESTABILIZATION WILL BE ALONG THE
   GULF COASTAL STATES WHERE RICHER MOISTURE WILL EXIST...BUT WILL
   DEPEND UPON EXTENT OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION. BULK SHEAR OF 30-35
   KT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BE MARGINALLY SUFFICIENT
   FOR SOME ORGANIZED STORM STRUCTURES...BUT ANY SEVERE THREAT APPEARS
   HIGHLY CONDITIONAL UPON THE EVOLUTION OF EARLY CONVECTION. AT THIS
   TIME ONLY LOW SEVERE PROBABILITIES APPEAR WARRANTED.
   
   ..DIAL.. 10/06/2008
   
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