Feb 2, 2013 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Sat Feb 2 12:42:34 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 021239 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0639 AM CST SAT FEB 02 2013 VALID 021300Z - 031200Z ...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...SYNOPSIS... UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO FLATTEN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CNTRL AND ERN CONUS CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EWD AND THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WRN CONUS DEAMPLIFIES. PRIMARY FEATURES DURING THE PERIOD ARE TWO SHORTWAVE TROUGHS. ONE WILL MOVE FROM THE CNTRL PLAINS ACROSS THE SE STATES AND OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WHILE ANOTHER PROGRESSES QUICKLY SEWD FROM THE NRN PLAINS INTO THE OH VALLEY. EARLY MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A SFC LOW OVER W TX WITH A WEAK PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING NEWD TO ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS IL. AS THE CNTRL PLAINS SHORTWAVE MOVES EWD TODAY...THIS WEAK TROUGH WILL ALSO PROGRESS EWD...PUSHING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS TX AND THE LWR MS VALLEY. SCANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL LARGELY PROHIBIT TSTM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CONUS. SOME SHALLOW CONVECTION MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES AS THE CNTRL PLAINS SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVE THROUGH BUT POOR MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES SHOULD KEEP PROFILES TOO WARM FOR THUNDER. AS THIS SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES EWD...SOME TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE OFF THE N CAROLINA COAST AFTER 00Z. ..MOSIER/EDWARDS.. 02/02/2013 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1630Z