SPC AC 011725
DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1225 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2013
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
...SYNOPSIS...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW FIELD WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE U.S. THIS
PERIOD...AS A STOUT/PERSISTENT RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE ERN THIRD OF
THE COUNTRY. THIS RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPEDE A MORE PROGRESSIVE
ADVANCE OF THE TROUGH CROSSING THE CENTRAL STATES...WITH A CLOSED
LOW SLOWING AS IT DEEPENS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE IN THE
PERIOD.
AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT CROSSING TX AT THE START OF THE PERIOD
IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SURGING SSEWD...MOVING OFF THE TX COAST INTO
THE GULF BY AFTERNOON. FARTHER N...MUCH SLOWER FRONTAL ADVANCE IS
FORECAST...WITH THE BOUNDARY LIKELY LINGERING OVER THE LOWER OH/MID
MS VALLEY REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WITH THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINING IN PLACE ACROSS THE ERN
CONUS...WARM SECTOR SUBSIDENCE AND WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL.
THUS -- WHILE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH ALONG THE FRONT
AND ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL STATES...SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY
REMAIN MINIMAL ACROSS THE REGION.
..GOSS.. 05/01/2013
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