Aug 9, 2012 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Thu Aug 9 01:04:28 UTC 2012 | |
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 090100 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0800 PM CDT WED AUG 08 2012 VALID 090100Z - 091200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS/MS VALLEY... ...PLAINS/MS VALLEY REGION... STG/SVR TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MO RIVER FROM SOUTH OF THE OMA AREA SEWD THROUGH WCENTRAL MO WHERE TSTMS HAVE MERGED INTO CLUSTERS/OCCASIONAL BOWING SEGMENTS. THIS REGION IS ALSO BENEATH RELATIVELY STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN NWLY FLOW. DESPITE SUBSTANTIAL CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY REMAINS IN PLACE FOR A CONTINUED SVR THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS/LARGE HAIL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A MORE CONCENTRATED THREAT MAY EXIST FROM WEST-CENTRAL THROUGH CENTRAL MO WHERE A SEWD-MOVING CLUSTER OF SVR TSTMS WILL INTERSECT A NWD-MOVING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...LOCALLY ENHANCING CONVERGENCE AND STORM-SCALE INTERACTIONS. ...OHIO VALLEY... A LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED ON THE SRN FRINGES OF MODEST WLY MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SVR TSTMS WITH A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS HAIL. ...SRN AZ... A DEEPLY-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED SVR WIND THREAT FOR A FEW MORE HOURS AS TSTMS MOVE WWD FROM HIGHER TERRAIN INTO A MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS. ...PORTIONS OF MT/ID... DISTURBANCES WITHIN SWLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED STG/SVR TSTMS WHERE INSTABILITY IS MAXIMIZED...WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 50S LEADING TO MLCAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG. DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. ...SRN PLAINS... A DAMAGING WIND THREAT WILL EXIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS WITH CLUSTERS OF TSTMS MOVING SWD IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES/LARGE TEMP-DEW POINT SPREADS. ..BUNTING.. 08/09/2012 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z