May 6, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon May 6 00:49:34 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130506 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130506 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
20130506 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
20130506 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 060046
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0746 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2013
   
   VALID 060100Z - 061200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A PAIR OF UPPER LOWS -- ONE JUST OFF THE NRN CA COAST AND ONE OVER
   THE SOUTHEAST/MID-SOUTH -- WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN INFLUENCES
   WITH RESPECT TO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD.  ALONG WITH
   POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRIKES ACROSS THE MIDWEST/MID AND LOWER OH
   VALLEY REGION...SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
   FROM NRN AL/NRN GA/ERN TN EWD INTO THE CAROLINAS.  FARTHER
   W...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NRN CA AND
   OREGON AND EWD INTO PARTS OF WY/CO...BUT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
   SHOULD DIMINISH WITH TIME AS THE AIRMASS DIURNALLY STABILIZES.
   
   ...COASTAL SC...
   A NARROW WEDGE OF SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY PERSISTS OVER PARTS OF
   ERN SC ATTM...AS CONFIRMED/SAMPLED BY THE EVENING CHS /CHARLESTON
   SC/ RAOB.  THOUGH LIGHTNING HAS REMAINED OFFSHORE...INSTABILITY
   APPEARS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT AN ONSHORE STORM OR TWO -- AT LEAST
   INVOF THE COAST.  GIVEN THIS...AND THAT LOW-LEVEL SHEAR REMAINS
   SUFFICIENT FOR LOW-LEVEL ROTATION...WILL MAINTAIN 2% TORNADO
   PROBABILITY THIS FORECAST.
   
   ..GOSS.. 05/06/2013
   
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