Aug 23, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Aug 23 01:04:40 UTC 2013 (20130823 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20130823 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130823 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130823 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
20130823 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
20130823 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 230100

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0800 PM CDT THU AUG 22 2013

   VALID 230100Z - 231200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   MID-UPPER LOW NEAR THE ORE/CA BORDER WILL MOVE NWD TO THE COLUMBIA
   RIVER VALLEY BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY AS A BELT OF STRONGER MID-LEVEL
   SWLY/S OVERSPREADS ERN OR AND WRN ID THIS EVENING/TONIGHT TO THE NW
   OF AN UPPER HIGH LOCATED OVER THE S-CNTRL HIGH PLAINS.  FARTHER
   E...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER DELMARVA WILL EXIT THE COAST BY LATE
   THIS EVENING AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER ERN ONTARIO MOVES THROUGH
   THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.

   ...ERN ORE AND WRN/CNTRL ID TONIGHT... 
   DIFFLUENT MID-UPPER FLOW AND ASSOCIATED LARGE SCALE ASCENT TO THE
   E/NE OF THE NWD MIGRATING UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR SCTD
   STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH STORM COVERAGE
   GRADUALLY DIMINISHING INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.  NONETHELESS...BELT
   OF 40+ KT H5 FLOW SAMPLED BY THE OOZ/23 REV RAOB WILL LEND THE
   POSSIBILITY FOR STORM PERSISTENCE/VIGOR ON THE WRN ENVELOPE OF STEEP
   MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES OVER THE NRN GREAT BASIN/SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. 
   THE STRONGER STORMS MAY LOCALLY YIELD A MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL/WIND
   GUST THREAT THIS EVENING.  

   ...CNTRL AND N-CNTRL HIGH PLAINS THIS EVENING...
   MOIST LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW TO THE N OF A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA IN
   SERN CO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE
   EVENING HOURS OVER THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS.  ALTHOUGH THIS REGION IS
   LOCATED ON THE N SIDE OF AN UPPER RIDGE...20 KT 6 KM FLOW WILL AID
   IN A FEW WEAKLY ORGANIZED STORM STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF A LARGE
   HAIL/DMGG WIND GUST THREAT DURING THE EVENING HOURS PRIOR TO
   BOUNDARY LAYER STABILIZATION.

   ...NEW ENGLAND...
   THE ARRIVAL OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT FROM THE
   W MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS TONIGHT ACROSS MAINLY
   PORTIONS OF MAINE.  DESPITE A COOLING BOUNDARY LAYER...A FAIRLY
   MOIST AIRMASS AND A WIND PROFILE SUPPORTING ORGANIZED MULTICELLS
   COULD SUPPORT AN ISOLD WIND DMG THREAT WITH A LINE SEGMENT.

   ELSEWHERE...CONVECTIVE OVERTURNING AND COOLING TEMPS HAVE ACTED TO
   STABILIZE A LARGE PORTION OF THE CNTRL GULF COAST/SERN U.S.  A
   STRONG STORM OR TWO MAY PERSIST IN THE NEAR-TERM --PERHAPS OVER THE
   CAROLINA PIEDMONT-- BEFORE DIMINISHING AS AN EWD-MOVING SHORTWAVE
   TROUGH OVER DELMARVA THIS EVENING BECOMES INCREASINGLY DISPLACED
   FROM THE CAROLINAS.

   ..SMITH/KERR.. 08/23/2013

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