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
20120809 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20120809 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
20120809 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
20120809 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 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
   
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