Jul 8, 2011 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Fri Jul 8 00:49:05 UTC 2011 | |
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table |
Categorical Graphic |
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Probabilistic Tornado Graphic |
Probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point. Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of EF2 - EF5 tornadoes within 25 miles of a point. |
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic |
Probability of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots or higher within 25 miles of a point. Hatched Area: 10% of greater probability of wind gusts 65 knots or greater within 25 miles of a point. |
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic |
Probability of hail 1" or larger within 25 miles of a point. Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of hail 2" or larger within 25 miles of a point. |
SPC AC 080045 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0745 PM CDT THU JUL 07 2011 VALID 080100Z - 081200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS... ...MID-SOUTH... AN MCV TRACKING ACROSS THE MID-MS VLY WILL TRAVEL EWD ALONG A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT SITUATED ACROSS THE LWR OH VLY TONIGHT. CONWAY MO PROFILER SUGGESTS AROUND 40 KTS OF FLOW EXISTS IN THE 4-6KM RANGE ALONG BASE OF THIS SYSTEM. TSTMS THAT DEVELOPED ALONG SRN FRINGES OF THIS FEATURE THIS AFTERNOON HAVE INDEED SHOWN SOME ORGANIZATION. PRIMARY CONCERN FOR DMGG WINDS/HAIL WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID-EVENING ALONG PERIPHERY OF MLCAPE AXIS OF 1500-2500 J/KG FROM PARTS OF SERN MO EWD INTO SRN IL AND FAR W KY. SWRN EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT IS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN IN AR AS AIR MASS REMAINS CAPPED THIS EVENING AS EVIDENCED BY 00Z LZK SOUNDING. ACTIVITY WILL PROBABLY LINGER AS FAR E AS THE LWR OH VLY/MID-SOUTH THROUGH 12Z WITH AT LEAST AN ISOLD RISK OF DMGG WINDS/HAIL. ...CNTRL HIGH PLAINS... MODEST LOW-LEVEL MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW BENEATH 7.5-8 DEG C PER KM H5-H7 LAPSE RATES HAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN AXIS OF MLCAPE TO 1000 J/KG OVER ERN CO AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SW KS...OK/NM/TX THIS EVENING. TSTMS READILY FORMED OVER THE HIGHER CO TERRAIN AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONGLOMERATING INTO A SMALL MCS OVER SERN CO. ACTIVITY WILL BE EMBEDDED IN ONLY 20-25 KT OF WNW MID-LEVEL FLOW OVERNIGHT AMID WEAK ENELY LOW-LEVEL INFLOW. THUS...EXPECT THAT HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR SVR WIND GUSTS/HAIL WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGH PLAINS THOUGH ABOUT 03Z WITH A SUBSEQUENT DECREASE IN THESE THREATS LATER THIS EVENING. ...NRN INTERMOUNTAIN W... TROPOSPHERIC MOISTURE ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE PAC NW MID-LEVEL WAVE HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE OF PWATS IN THE 0.75-0.90" RANGE PER GPS SENSORS. ISOLD TSTMS MANAGED TO FORM IN ERN ORE ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT CELLS WERE HAVING A TOUGH TIME BECOMING ESTABLISHED GIVEN ONLY MODEST THERMAL BUOYANCY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A ROGUE STORM OR TWO COULD PRODUCE A SVR WIND GUST OR MRGLLY SVR HAILSTONE YET THIS EVENING ACROSS ERN ORE...ID AND SWRN MT...BUT THREATS DO NOT JUSTIFY A CATEGORICAL SLGT RISK. ..RACY.. 07/08/2011 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z