Dec 9, 2013 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Dec 9 22:02:45 UTC 2013 (20131209 2000Z Day 1 shapefile | 20131209 2000Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20131209 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20131209 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
20131209 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
20131209 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
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 092158

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK AMEND 1
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0358 PM CST MON DEC 09 2013

   VALID 092000Z - 101200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   AMENDED FOR LOWER MS VALLEY THUNDERSTORM AREA

   ...SERN STATES...

   A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING MAINLY
   WITH CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG PRE-FRONTAL WARM CONVEYOR BELT FROM
   THE FL PANHANDLE THROUGH GA.

   ...LOWER MS VALLEY...

   HAVE INCLUDED A SEPARATE THUNDERSTORM AREA FOR ELEVATED CONVECTION
   DEVELOPING IN WARM ADVECTION REGIME FROM LA THROUGH SERN AR AND MS.

   ..DIAL.. 12/09/2013

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1020 AM CST MON DEC 09 2013/

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PROGRESS EWD FROM THE FOUR CORNERS
   TO THE MS VALLEY AS AN UPSTREAM SPEED MAX DIGS SSEWD FROM ALBERTA TO
   THE NRN PLAINS.  MEANWHILE...A STALLED SURFACE FRONT WILL REMAIN
   ACROSS THE NE GULF AND SE ATLANTIC COAST...WITH WEAK WAVE
   DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED IN THE LEE OF THE SRN APPALACHIANS BY THE END
   OF THE PERIOD.  A WARM ADVECTION REGIME IS NOW DEVELOPING OVER THE
   NW GULF COAST...WHERE A SURGE OF MOISTURE ABOVE THE FRONTAL SURFACE
   WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED CONVECTION BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
   LOWER MS VALLEY.  A BAND OF PRECIPITATION WITH EMBEDDED CONVECTION
   WILL SPREAD SLOWLY EWD OVERNIGHT ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE
   FRONT...WITH ASCENT SUPPORTED BY LOW-MIDLEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND THE
   RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE INTENSE UPPER JET OVER THE OH AND SAINT
   LAWRENCE VALLEYS.

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