Feb 5, 2013 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Tue Feb 5 16:32:29 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 051628 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1028 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2013 VALID 051630Z - 061200Z ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...S TX... A SHORTWAVE IMPULSE TRACKING EWD ACROSS NW MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO S TX BY 12Z/WED. AHEAD OF THIS WAVE...INCREASING BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WILL LEAD TO A WEAKLY UNSTABLE AND UNCAPPED AIRMASS WITH STEEPENING MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. DESPITE A FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC/KINEMATIC ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...LITTLE IN THE WAY OF FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL BE PRESENT UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. THEREFORE...ONLY A CONDITIONAL SEVERE THREAT...DEPENDENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STORM...WILL EXIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LATER TONIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE IMPINGES ON THE AREA...ELEVATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS DEEP LAYER FORCING FOR ASCENT INCREASES. WHILE SOME SMALL HAIL MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS OVERNIGHT...OVERALL SEVERE THREAT WILL REMAIN LIMITED DUE TO BOUNDARY LAYER COOLING/STABILIZATION. ..LEITMAN/HART.. 02/05/2013 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 2000Z