Jul 5, 2013 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Jul 5 22:36:23 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130705 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130705 2000 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
20130705 2000 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
20130705 2000 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
SLIGHT 30,767 2,975,470 Syracuse, NY...Concord, NH...Burlington, VT...Chester, VT...Speculator, NY...
   SPC AC 052232

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK AMEND 1
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0532 PM CDT FRI JUL 05 2013

   VALID 052000Z - 061200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS PORTIONS NRN GREAT BASIN/NRN
   INTERMOUNTAIN REGION...

   AMENDED FOR NRN GREAT BASIN/NRN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION UPGRADE

   REF WW 392 AND SUCCEEDING MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS FOR NEAR-TERM INFO
   ON OUTLOOK UPGRADE AREA.  

   FULL DISCUSSION FORTHCOMING WITH REGULAR 01Z ISSUANCE.

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0228 PM CDT FRI JUL 05 2013/

   ...NY INTO VT...
   ADJUSTED SLIGHT RISK NEWD INTO VT AND NH WHERE EXISTING STORMS WILL
   PERSIST IN A VERY WARM AND MOIST ENVIRONMENT...AND WITH SUFFICIENT
   SHEAR FOR STORM LONGEVITY. THE MORE CELLULAR STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
   HAVE A MARGINAL HAIL THREAT WHILE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY
   MATERIALIZE WITH TIME AS STORMS DEVELOP EWD PRIOR TO SUNSET.

   ..EDWARDS.. 07/05/2013

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1128 AM CDT FRI JUL 05 2013/

   ...PA/NY/NEW ENGLAND...
   A PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN
   WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES. 
   MODELS SUGGEST THAT GENERALLY NEUTRAL MID LEVEL HEIGHT CHANGES WILL
   OCCUR ACROSS NY/PA TODAY WITH WEAK HEIGHT FALLS OVER NORTHERN NEW
   ENGLAND.  DESPITE THE RATHER NEBULOUS UPPER FORCING
   MECHANISMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
   OCCUR DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.  SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER
   VERTICAL SHEAR AND CAPE WILL PROMOTE ORGANIZED MULTICELL AND
   SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS
   HAIL.  THE AREA THAT APPEARS MOST LIKELY TO SEE STORMS TODAY IS OVER
   PARTS OF NY AND NORTHEAST PA WHERE STRONG HEATING IS OCCURRING AND
   MODEL CONSENSUS IS MOST CONSISTENT.

   ...MN...
   A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWARD ACROSS MN LATER
   TODAY...PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
   COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND MODERATE CAPE VALUES...COUPLED WITH
   RELATIVELY STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...WILL PROMOTE A FEW INTENSE
   UPDRAFTS CAPABLE OF HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.  THE STORMS ARE NOT
   EXPECTED TO BE WELL-ORGANIZED AND SHOULD WEAKEN RAPIDLY AFTER
   SUNSET.

   ...NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO ID/NV/UT...
   MODERATELY STRONG /30-40 KNOT/ WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BE
   PRESENT TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES.  THIS
   COUPLED WITH STEEP LOW/MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
   FOR DEEP CONVECTION MAY YIELD A FEW STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF GUSTY
   WINDS AND HAIL.  A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH MT WILL HELP FOCUS
   SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS.  SEVERAL AREAS OF CLOUD COVER ADD
   UNCERTAINTY TO DEGREE OF THE THREAT...SO WILL MAINTAIN ONLY SEE TEXT
   DESIGNATION.

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