Nov 11, 2012 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Sun Nov 11 05:45:46 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 110542 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1142 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 VALID 111200Z - 121200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF AR...NW LA...EAST TX...SE OK AND FAR SRN MO... ....EAST TX/ARKLATEX/OZARKS... AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE EWD INTO THE GREAT PLAINS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES SEWD INTO THE ARKLATEX REGION. A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY WITH A MARGINAL SEVERE THREAT...SHOULD BE ONGOING THIS MORNING ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM WRN MO EXTENDING SWWD INTO OK AND NORTH TX. AS SFC TEMPS WARM AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THE MODELS DEVELOP A CORRIDOR OF MODERATE INSTABILITY FROM WRN ARK SWD ACROSS EAST TX. THIS SHOULD COINCIDE WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE AS A SQUALL-LINE DEVELOPS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT...MOVING A SOLID LINE SEWD ACROSS CNTRL AR AND NE TX DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM LITTLE ROCK SWWD TO AROUND TYLER TX BETWEEN 21Z/SUN AND 00Z/MON SHOW MLCAPE PEAKING IN THE 700 TO 1200 J/KG RANGE WITH SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S F. THIS COMBINED WITH ABOUT 60 KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR ROTATING STORMS EMBEDDED IN THE LINE. AN ISOLATED THREAT FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS MAY ALSO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ALSO SHOW CURVED HODOGRAPHS WITH SUBSTANTIAL SPEED SHEAR IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER SUGGESTING A TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FROM FAR NE TX NEWD TO NEAR LITTLE ROCK ON THE WRN EDGE OF A 40 TO 50 KT LOW-LEVEL JET. WIND DAMAGE WILL BE MOST LIKELY WITH BOWING SEGMENTS EMBEDDED IN THE STRONGEST PART OF THE SQUALL-LINE. THE HAIL THREAT MAY BE GREATEST IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WHERE LAPSE RATES SHOULD BE A BIT STEEPER COINCIDENT WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY. THE SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY CONFINED TO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE THE NARROWNESS OF THE INSTABILITY CORRIDOR. ..BROYLES/GARNER.. 11/11/2012 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1300Z