Mar 20, 2010 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Mar 20 16:04:13 UTC 2010
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
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20100320 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20100320 1630 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
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Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20100320 1630 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
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Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
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   SPC AC 201601
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1101 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
   
   VALID 201630Z - 211200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   TROUGH MOVING EWD ACROSS SRN PLAINS WILL DEEPEN CONSIDERABLY LATER
   THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT INTO A STRONG UPPER LOW VICINITY ARKLATEX
   REGION BY 12Z SUN.  VIGOROUS LINE OF FORCED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
   WITH THE COLD FRONT HAS BEEN TRACKING EWD ACROSS SCENTRAL TX THIS
   MORNING.  WHILE ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED WITH THE
   LINE...THE SEVERE THREAT EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL OVER LAND SERN
   TX/SWRN LA AS THE AIRMASS IN THE WARM SECTOR CONTAINS VERY LITTLE
   INSTABILITY.
   
   HAVE MAINTAINED A SMALL AREA OF LOW WIND PROBS THRU EARLY AFTERNOON
   HOWEVER WITH TIME THE STRONGEST CONVECTION SHOULD SHIFT OFFSHORE.
   
   AS THE UPPER SYSTEM DEEPENS...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT...LOW LEVEL JET
   INTO MS DELTA REGION WILL INCREASE.  AGAIN THE AIR MASS WILL BE
   LACKING IN INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT ANY ORGANIZED SEVERE.  WILL
   CONTINUE TO INDICATE A NON-ZERO THREAT OF ROTATING STORMS CENTRAL
   GULF COAST TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONGEST CONVECTION EXPECTED TO REMAIN
   OFFSHORE.
   
   ..HALES/SMITH.. 03/20/2010
   
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