Nov 10, 2008 0830 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Mon Nov 10 08:16:44 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20081110 0830 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Graphic
20081110 0830 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
Probability Legend Image
   SPC AC 100813
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0213 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008
   
   VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   
   POSITIVE TILT UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TX AND THE LOWER MS
   VALLEY WEDNESDAY. AN IMPULSE IS FORECAST TO EJECT NEWD OUT OF UPPER
   TROUGH BASE THROUGH THE LOWER MS AND TN VALLEYS. THIS WILL PROVIDE
   IMPETUS FOR A COLD FRONT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SE TX.
   A WARM FRONT WILL LIKELY EXTEND FROM FL THROUGH SRN LA...BUT NWD
   ADVANCE OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE LIMITED BY WWD EXTENTION OF MID
   ATLANTIC SURFACE RIDGE. 
   
   ...TX COASTAL AREAS...
   
   SMALL WARM SECTOR WILL REMAIN INLAND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A FEW STORMS
   WITH A THREAT FOR HAIL MAY BE IN PROGRESS WITHIN ZONE OF STRONGER
   FORCING OVER SE TX ASSOCIATED WITH THE EJECTING IMPULSE. POTENTIAL
   FOR DESTABILIZATION WILL EXIST FARTHER SW ALONG THE TX COAST AHEAD
   OF THE FRONT...BUT UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS REGARDING WHETHER STORMS
   WILL REDEVELOP BEFORE FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE. IF FRONT IS SLOWER TO
   MOVE OFFSHORE...THEN ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY DEVELOP WITHIN ZONE OF
   HEIGHT FALLS AND COOLING ALOFT WHERE BULK SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT
   FOR UPDRAFT ROTATION WITH A THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.
   GIVEN THE CONDITIONAL NATURE OF THE THREAT WILL INTRODUCE 5% SEVERE
   PROBABILITIES...BUT CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR A POSSIBLE SLIGHT RISK
   IN LATER OUTLOOKS.  
   
   ...NWRN GULF COASTAL AREA...
   
   GFS AND ECMWF DEVELOP A SWLY LOW LEVEL JET ACROSS LA IN RESPONSE TO
   EJECTING IMPULSE. HOWEVER...THIS FEATURE RAPIDLY EJECTS NEWD AWAY
   FROM THE WARM SECTOR DURING THE DAY. ESELY LOW LEVEL TRAJECTORIES
   OVER THE SERN U.S. IN ASSOCIATION WITH WWD EXTENSION OF SURFACE
   RIDGE WILL LIKELY LIMIT NWD RETURN OF RICHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.
   WHILE SOME THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS MAY EXIST IN THE SMALL WARM
   SECTOR OVER PARTS OF LA AND SRN MS WHERE STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WILL
   BE PRESENT...DESTABILIZATION POTENTIAL IN THIS REGION WILL PROBABLY
   REMAIN LIMITED. WILL INTRODUCE LOW PROBABILITIES AT THIS TIME BUT
   CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
   
   ..DIAL.. 11/10/2008
   
   CLICK TO GET WUUS03 PTSDY3 PRODUCT

   NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 3 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0830Z