Jan 26, 2011 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Jan 26 05:35:43 UTC 2011
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20110126 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20110126 1200 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
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Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20110126 1200 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
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Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20110126 1200 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 260532
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1132 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011
   
   VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   DOWNSTREAM OF AN EASTERN PACIFIC/WESTERN CONUS UPPER
   RIDGE...LONGWAVE TROUGHING WILL PREVAIL EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM WILL STEADILY ADVANCE
   NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE TN VALLEY/SOUTHEAST STATES TO OFF THE NEW
   ENGLAND COAST BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
   
   ...SOUTH FL...
   WITH AN EXTENSIVE SQUALL LINE/COMPOSITE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAVING
   MOVED ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT...CONSEQUENTIAL
   DESTABILIZATION AHEAD OF A SYNOPTIC COLD FRONT SEEMS UNLIKELY EARLY
   TODAY ACROSS SOUTH FL. ACCORDINGLY...A RISK OF SEVERE TSTMS IS NOT
   EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT OTHERWISE CLEARS SOUTH FL THIS MORNING.
   
   ...NC...
   AS SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR ALONG THE COASTAL
   CAROLINAS EARLY TODAY...SURFACE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND ATTENDANT
   WARM/MOIST SECTOR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST OFF THE COAST. AS
   SUCH...INLAND SURFACE BASED TSTM AND DAMAGING WIND/TORNADO POTENTIAL
   ALSO APPEARS RATHER LOW. WEAK ELEVATED INSTABILITY INLAND WILL
   OTHERWISE BE SUPPORTIVE OF ISOLATED TSTMS BUT TOO MEAGER FOR
   APPRECIABLE HAIL.
   
   ADDITIONALLY...A ROGUE LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT
   TODAY AS FAR NORTHWEST AS UPSTATE PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS/PERHAPS
   SOUTHEAST VA AMID WEAK ELEVATED BUOYANCY NEAR THE UPPER LOW
   TRACK/REGION OF STRONG DPVA. HOWEVER...THIS SCENARIO APPEARS TOO
   MARGINAL TO WARRANT 10 PERCENT TSTM PROBABILITIES.
   
   ..GUYER/COHEN/GRAMS.. 01/26/2011
   
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