Jan 7, 2013 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Mon Jan 7 17:37:31 UTC 2013 | |
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 071734 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK CORR 1 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1134 AM CST MON JAN 07 2013 VALID 071630Z - 081200Z ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... CORRECTED FOR CATEGORICAL GRAPHIC ...SYNOPSIS... THE PRIMARY FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS PERIOD IS A MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW WHICH WILL TRACK FROM THE LOWER CO VALLEY SEWD INTO NWRN MEXICO. AS THIS OCCURS...AN ASSOCIATED SUBTROPICAL BRANCH JET STREAK WILL DEVELOP EWD ACROSS NRN MEXICO WITH ITS EXIT REGION OVERSPREADING THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. IN THE LOW LEVELS...A SURFACE FRONT WHICH HAS DRIFTED WELL S OF THE GULF COAST INTO THE GOM WILL REDEVELOP NWD INTO THE SHELF WATERS AND DEEP S TX BY 08/12Z. ...SERN AZ INTO CNTRL/SRN TX TONIGHT... THE LOW-LEVEL MASS RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING UPPER LOW AND EXIT REGION OF THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAK WILL FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SLY LLJ TONIGHT ACROSS SRN INTO CNTRL TX. THIS WILL HASTEN THE NWD FLUX OF AN INCREASINGLY MOIST LOW-LEVEL AIR MASS ABOVE A STABLE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER AND BENEATH A PLUME OF STEEPENING MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES OVERSPREADING THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THIS THERMODYNAMIC STRATIFICATION WILL YIELD A WEAKLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT /I.E. MUCAPE OF 250-500 J PER KG/ PRIMARILY AFTER 08/06Z. THIS INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH STRENGTHENING LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED...ELEVATED TSTM DEVELOPMENT LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED OWING TO THE WEAK INSTABILITY FORECAST. ...SRN FL TODAY... THE PRESENCE OF A WEAK SYNOPTIC FRONT AND DEVELOPING SEA-BREEZE CIRCULATIONS WILL FOCUS CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE CAPABLE OF ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES. HOWEVER...THE ANTICIPATED AREAL COVERAGE APPEARS TOO LIMITED TO INCLUDE A GENERAL TSTM AREA. ..MEAD.. 01/07/2013 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 2000Z