Mar 25, 2014 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Mar 25 06:24:33 UTC 2014 (20140325 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140325 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140325 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140325 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
20140325 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
20140325 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 250621

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0121 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2014

   VALID 251200Z - 261200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   AN UPPER TROUGH -- AND SURROUNDING CYCLONIC FLOW FIELD ENCOMPASSING
   THE ERN HALF OF THE U.S. AT THE START OF THE PERIOD -- IS FORECAST
   TO SHIFT QUICKLY EWD WITH TIME...ADVANCING TOWARD/INTO THE WRN
   ATLANTIC THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE PERIOD.

   MEANWHILE...UPSTREAM DEAMPLIFICATION OF THE PATTERN IS FORECAST...AS
   A SERIES OF SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS EMBEDDED WITHIN BROADER CYCLONIC FLOW
   SHIFT INTO THE WRN U.S. -- AND AID IN BREAKING DOWN THE UPSTREAM
   RIDGING OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION.  MEANWHILE...A WEAKENING
   UPPER LOW IS PROGGED TO UNDERCUT THE WRN RIDGE...SHIFTING EWD FROM
   NRN BAJA CA TO NM/FAR W TX THROUGH THE PERIOD.

   WHILE NO SEVERE WEATHER IS FORECAST THIS PERIOD...THREE AREAS OF
   SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.  IN THE
   WEST...CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IS FORECAST ACROSS THE PAC NW AND
   VICINITY...AS THE WEAKENING UPPER TROUGHING SHIFTS INLAND.  SPORADIC
   LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN A MORE WIDESPREAD AREA OF SHOWER
   ACTIVITY -- PARTICULARLY ACROSS UPSLOPE-FAVORED AREAS.

   TO THE S...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
   SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF AZ AND NM THROUGH THE DAY...AND LATER INTO
   THE WRN HALF OF TX OVERNIGHT...IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROGRESSION
   OF THE WEAKENING UPPER SYSTEM CROSSING THE DESERT SW AND ADJACENT
   NWRN MEXICO.  

   FINALLY...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS S FL
   DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD...AS A LINGERING SURFACE FRONT
   FINALLY SWEEPS SWD/OFFSHORE IN RESPONSE TO THE PROGRESSION OF UPPER
   TROUGHING ACROSS THE ERN CONUS.

   ..GOSS.. 03/25/2014

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