Mar 15, 2009 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Sun Mar 15 06:13:39 UTC 2009
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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20090315 0730 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
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20090315 0730 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
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   SPC AC 150611
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0111 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009
   
   VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A WEAK SRN STREAM MID-LEVEL TROUGH -- INITIALLY FORECAST OVER THE
   ERN U.S. -- IS OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS PERIOD...WITH FLOW OVER
   THE REMAINDER OF THE CONUS TO TREND TOWARD A MORE ZONAL REGIME WITH
   TIME S OF A TROUGH CROSSING CENTRAL CANADA.
   
   WHILE A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY -- AND ASSOCIATED POTENTIAL FOR
   SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS -- SHIFTS SWD ACROSS FL IN
   CONJUNCTION WITH THE ERN U.S. SRN STREAM TROUGH...A STRONGER FRONT
   IS PROGGED TO MOVE SEWD ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS.  
   
   AHEAD OF THIS FRONT HOWEVER...A CLOSED GULF SUGGESTS ONLY MEAGER
   MOISTURE RETURN...WHILE WLY FLOW ALOFT ADVECTS AN ELEVATED MIXED
   LAYER INTO THE PLAINS.  THE RESULTING LACK OF MOISTURE/INSTABILITY
   IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LIKELY-TO-BE-CAPPED BOUNDARY LAYER SUGGEST
   LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE-BASED/WARM SECTOR STORMS.
   
   ..GOSS.. 03/15/2009
   
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