Feb 16, 2014 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Feb 16 12:21:35 UTC 2014 (20140216 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140216 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140216 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140216 1300 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
20140216 1300 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
20140216 1300 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 161218

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0618 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014

   VALID 161300Z - 171200Z

   ...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST...

   THE LARGE-SCALE PATTERN WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE WHILE BECOMING
   INCREASINGLY ZONAL. WITHIN THIS FLOW REGIME...A COMPLEX UPPER-LEVEL
   TROUGH OVER ERN NORTH AMERICA WILL MOVE OFFSHORE IN ADVANCE OF AN
   UPSTREAM SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WHICH WILL TRACK FROM THE PACIFIC NW TO
   THE NRN PLAINS AND UPPER MS VALLEY.

   IN THE LOW LEVELS...LEE CYCLOGENESIS IS FORECAST TO INITIALLY OCCUR
   ALONG A NW-SE-ORIENTED BAROCLINIC ZONE SITUATED OVER THE NRN HIGH
   PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP SEWD INTO THE MID MO VALLEY...AHEAD OF
   A PACIFIC FRONT ADVANCING EWD FROM THE NRN ROCKIES. BY
   TONIGHT...SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED ALONG A STALLED
   FRONT OVER THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS WITH THIS FEATURE TRACKING INTO
   SERN KS/NERN OK BY 17/12Z. BY THIS TIME...A SEWD-MOVING COLD FRONT
   WILL STRETCH FROM THE UPPER MS VALLEY TO SWRN TX.

   FORCING FOR ASCENT/DCVA ATTENDANT TO THE MIGRATORY SHORT-WAVE TROUGH
   WILL ALIGN WITH THE NRN EXTENSION OF AN EML/STEEP LAPSE RATE PLUME
   TO SUPPORT A LOW-PROBABILITY /I.E. LESS THAN 10 PERCENT/ RISK FOR
   TSTMS ALONG/AHEAD OF THE PACIFIC FRONT FROM THE NRN/CNTRL ROCKIES TO
   NRN/CNTRL HIGH PLAINS.

   ..MEAD/SMITH.. 02/16/2014

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