Apr 8, 2012 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Apr 8 00:52:24 UTC 2012
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20120408 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20120408 0100 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities 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
20120408 0100 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities 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
20120408 0100 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities 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 080048
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0748 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2012
   
   VALID 080100Z - 081200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SRN
   PLAINS...
   
   ...SRN PLAINS...
   A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS ONGOING IN WCNTRL TX
   ALONG A WELL-DEFINED COLD FRONT. SOUTH OF THE FRONT...SFC DEWPOINTS
   ARE IN THE LOWER 60S F AND MLCAPE VALUES ARE ESTIMATED IN THE 1500
   TO 2500 J/KG RANGE. THIS ALONG WITH ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE
   ALONG THE BOUNDARY SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN THE STORMS FOR SEVERAL MORE
   HOURS WITH A SLOW SWD TRANSITION ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA. STEEP
   LAPSE RATES ACROSS WCNTRL TX WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AN ISOLATED
   THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL. A TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST
   DOMINANT CELL EMBEDDED IN THE LINE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
   HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS SHOULD LESSEN WITH TIME THIS
   EVENING AS THE LINE ENCOUNTERS WEAKER SHEAR PROFILES TO THE SOUTH. A
   WIND DAMAGE THREAT SHOULD ALSO EXIST WITH THE LINE WITH THE MOST
   WIDESPREAD POTENTIAL SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO WHERE MESOANALYSIS
   SUGGESTS INSTABILITY IS THE STRONGEST. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE
   SEVERE THREAT SHOULD TAKE PLACE THIS EVENING WITH THE THREAT
   PROBABLY BECOMING MARGINAL AFTER 03Z.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 04/08/2012
   
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