Dec 6, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Dec 6 00:54:47 UTC 2013 (20131206 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20131206 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20131206 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20131206 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
20131206 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
20131206 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
SLIGHT 6,667 1,513,459 No Major Population Center in Risk Area
   SPC AC 060050

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0650 PM CST THU DEC 05 2013

   VALID 060100Z - 061200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF
   EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

   ...SYNOPSIS/ALABAMA AND GEORGIA...
   THE SHALLOW LEADING EDGE OF THE SIGNIFICANT ONGOING COLD INTRUSION
   TO THE EAST OF THE ROCKIES HAS ADVANCED EAST OF THE LOWER GREAT
   LAKES REGION...SOUTHWARD ALONG/JUST WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO
   THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  WHILE SOUTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION OF
   THE FRONT INTO NORTHERN/MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS MAY BE QUICKER
   THAN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/CENTRAL
   GULF COAST REGION...A SLOW SOUTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT PROBABLY WILL
   CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL
   ALABAMA...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. 
   WHILE THIS OCCURS...500 MB HEIGHT TENDENCIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
   GENERALLY NEUTRAL ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST...AND THE MOIST
   PRE-FRONTAL BOUNDARY LAYER PROBABLY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CAPPED.

   INSTABILITY AND WEAK FORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION NEAR A 35-40
   KT SOUTHWESTERLY 850 MB JET AXIS HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT
   SCATTERED ONGOING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NORTH OF MONTGOMERY AL INTO
   THE ATLANTA GA AREA.  THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT THROUGH THE
   REMAINDER OF THIS PERIOD MAY BE WITH THIS ACTIVITY BETWEEN NOW AND
   02-04Z...AND COULD INCLUDE THE RISK FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OR AN
   ISOLATED TORNADO...BEFORE THE SPEED MAXIMUM SHIFTS NORTHWARD WITHIN
   A MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENT TO THE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS.

   OTHERWISE...ANY CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING IN CLOSER PROXIMITY
   TO THE SOUTHEASTWARD ADVANCING SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE
   QUICKLY UNDERCUT BY IT...WITH VERY LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
    MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR WELL
   TO THE WEST AND NORTH...ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK DESTABILIZATION WITHIN
   BANDS OF LOWER/MID TROPOSPHERIC WARM ADVECTION ABOVE THE DEEPENING
   COLD/STABLE SURFACE BASED AIR MASS...FROM PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
   PLAINS EAST NORTHEASTWARD INTO PARTS OF THE LOWER OHIO/TENNESSEE
   VALLEYS.

   ..KERR.. 12/06/2013

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