Mar 14, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Mar 14 00:58:32 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130314 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130314 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
20130314 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
20130314 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.
Risk Area(sq. mi.)
Area Pop.
Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 140054
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0754 PM CDT WED MAR 13 2013
   
   VALID 140100Z - 141200Z
   
   ...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...ERN ND THROUGH CNTRL MN...
   
   BAND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION FROM SRN MANITOBA INTO NERN ND WILL
   DEVELOP SEWD INTO MN OVERNIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A PROGRESSIVE
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN NWLY FLOW ALOFT. STEEP MID LEVEL
   LAPSE RATES AND ASCENT ACCOMPANYING THIS FEATURE WILL PROMOTE A
   LAYER OF WEAK CAPE BASED AROUND 700 MB. CLOUDS IN VISIBLE IMAGERY
   ALREADY LOOK SOMEWHAT CONVECTIVE IN NATURE OVER NERN ND...AND A FEW
   LIGHTING STRIKES CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS ACTIVITY DEVELOPS SEWD INTO
   MN OVERNIGHT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE VERY WEAK INSTABILITY /AOB
   100 J/KG/ THROUGH THE CONVECTIVE LAYER SUGGESTING COVERAGE OF
   STRIKES IF THEY OCCUR AT ALL SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE 10% THRESHOLD.
   
   ..DIAL.. 03/14/2013
   
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