Jan 12, 2010 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Jan 12 16:54:37 UTC 2010
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20100112 1730 UTC Day 2 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Graphic
20100112 1730 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
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   SPC AC 121653
   
   DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1053 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010
   
   VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...WESTERN U.S...
   
   STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CA COAST EARLY
   IN THE DAY2 PERIOD.  THIS FEATURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE SEWD AS
   MID LEVEL SPEED MAX DIGS TOWARD THE BAJA PENINSULA.  ALONG AND NORTH
   OF THE JET CORE...LAPSE RATES WILL STEEPEN WITHIN COOLING PROFILES
   AND IT APPEARS SUFFICIENT BUOYANCY WILL EXIST FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED
   THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF UPPER TROUGH AXIS WHERE UVV WILL BE
   STRONGEST.  ADDITIONALLY...THERE APPEARS TO BE A NARROW WINDOW FOR
   NEAR-SFC BASED CONVECTION ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE ADVANCING COLD
   FRONT ALONG THE CA COAST AS MOIST AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE MARINE
   LAYER SPREADS INLAND.
   
   ..DARROW.. 01/12/2010
   
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   NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0700Z