Apr 24, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Apr 24 00:45:35 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130424 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130424 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
20130424 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
20130424 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 240042
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0742 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2013
   
   VALID 240100Z - 241200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   EARLY EVENING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A FAST-MOVING SHORTWAVE
   TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SPEED MAX OVER NRN NM AND THIS FEATURE WILL
   MOVE EWD TO THE MO OZARKS BY EARLY MORNING.  IN THE LOW LEVELS...A
   COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT LAKES SWWD TO S TX WILL CONTINUE
   TO PROGRESS E AND SWD THROUGH THE REMAINING PORTION OF TX AND ACROSS
   PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MS/OH VALLEYS.  THE FRONT WILL SERVE AS A
   FOCUS FOR SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY WITH PRIMARILY ANAFRONTAL CONVECTION
   OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY.
   
   ...PARTS OF THE LOWER MS VALLEY TONIGHT...
   LOW LEVEL MOIST ADVECTION THROUGH TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO A MODESTLY
   MOISTENING BOUNDARY LAYER /LOWER 60S DEWPOINTS/ AHEAD OF THE
   APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER THIS REGION.  DESPITE LARGE SCALE
   FORCING FOR ASCENT FAVORING AREAS FARTHER N OVER THE MID MS
   VALLEY...A MARGINALLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS /250-750 J/KG MLCAPE/ AND
   STRONG WSWLY MID-LEVEL FLOW SAMPLED THIS EVENING/S AREA RAOBS WOULD
   SUPPORT A CONDITIONAL LOW SEVERE THREAT TONIGHT.  
   
   ...SERN TX LATE TONIGHT...
   FORCING FOR ASCENT/DCVA ATTENDANT TO A WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING
   FROM NRN MEXICO INTO TX WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO ELEVATED TSTMS WITHIN
   POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
   THOUGH THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE ONLY MARGINALLY UNSTABLE...THE
   PRESENCE OF 8 DEG C/KM LAPSE RATES /REFERENCE 00Z/24 DRT AND CRP
   RAOBS/ AND MODERATELY STRONG CLOUD-BEARING SHEAR MAY BE SUPPORTIVE
   OF SOME HAIL IN THE STRONGEST STORMS.
   
   ..SMITH.. 04/24/2013
   
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