Feb 17, 2014 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Feb 17 04:19:33 UTC 2014 (20140217 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140217 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140217 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140217 1200 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
20140217 1200 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
20140217 1200 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 170416

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1016 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014

   VALID 171200Z - 181200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A COMPACT BUT POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE QUICKLY FROM THE
   PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST DURING THE DAY. AT THE SURFACE...WEAK LOW
   PRESSURE WILL MOVE EWD ALONG I-70 FROM CNTRL MO AT 12Z INTO NRN
   INDIANA BY 00Z. SLY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BRING MOISTURE NEWD AHEAD
   OF THIS SYSTEM...RESULTING IN WEAK INSTABILITY FOR A FEW
   THUNDERSTORMS FROM MO INTO IL EARLY.

   ELSEWHERE..A ZONAL FLOW REGIME WILL EXIST ACROSS THE NWRN STATES
   WITH FAST WLY FLOW...AND STEEP LAPSE RATES DEVELOPING WITH HEATING.
   A LIGHTNING STRIKE CANNOT BE RULED OUT FROM WA INTO NRN ID AND WRN
   MT DURING THE DAY WITH SHALLOW...SHORT-LIVED AND TOPOGRAPHICALLY
   ENHANCED WEAK CONVECTION. 

   ...CNTRL MO INTO CNTRL IL...
   WHILE THE SURFACE AIR MASS WILL BE COOL AND STABLE...MODEL FORECAST
   SOUNDINGS GENERALLY AGREE THAT MUCAPE UP TO 250 J/KG WILL DEVELOP
   OVER MO EARLY...AS RAPID COOLING ALOFT OVERSPREADS AN ELEVATED
   MOISTURE PLUME NEAR 850 MB WITH MIXING RATIOS NEAR 7 G/KG. STRONG
   UVVS WITH THE COLD FRONT ALOFT WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION...AND
   SOME COULD BE CONVECTIVE. IN ADDITION...THE COOL TEMPERATURE
   PROFILES AS WELL AS INCREASING CLOUD-BEARING SHEAR SUGGEST
   CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED GRAUPEL COULD OCCUR AS WELL.

   ..JEWELL/BOTHWELL.. 02/17/2014

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