Nov 11, 2014 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Nov 11 12:49:35 UTC 2014 (20141111 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20141111 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20141111 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20141111 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.
Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20141111 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.
Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20141111 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.
Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 111249

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0649 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2014

   VALID 111300Z - 121200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
   ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.  RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
   NORTHWEST GULF COAST AND FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO LOWER MICHIGAN
   TODAY...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY.

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A SHALLOW...EARLY-SEASON ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS SURGING SEWD ACROSS
   TX/LA AND WILL REACH THE NW GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON.  LOW-LEVEL
   MOISTENING WITH RETURN FLOW HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN ADVANCE OF THE
   FRONT FROM S TX TO SW LA...WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS NOW RANGE
   FROM 64-70 F.  HOWEVER...RELATIVELY WARM PROFILES PERSIST ALOFT
   BASED ON 12Z SOUNDINGS FROM BRO/LCH...WITH LFC/S AOA 700 MB AND
   MARGINAL BUOYANCY.  LIFT ALONG THE FRONT WILL LIKELY REMAIN SHALLOW
   GIVEN THE SHALLOW SLOPE OF THE FRONTAL SURFACE...SO IT IS NOT CLEAR
   THAT THERE WILL BE MUCH CONDITIONING OF THE LARGER-SCALE ENVIRONMENT
   TO SUPPORT MORE WIDESPREAD/DEEP CONVECTION.  THE MORE PROBABLE AREA
   FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE WHERE THE NARROW CORRIDOR OF
   RICHEST MOISTURE INTERSECTS THE FRONT ACROSS DEEP S TX THIS
   AFTERNOON/EVENING...BUT THE PROSPECTS FOR LIGHTNING ARE MARGINAL AT
   BEST.

   OTHERWISE...SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ROOTED IN THE MIDLEVELS /IN
   ASSOCIATION WITH A SURFACE LOW/COLD FRONT AND MIDLEVEL TROUGH/ WILL
   PROGRESS NEWD FROM NRN IL TO LOWER MI TODAY.  VERY ISOLATED
   LIGHTNING FLASHES HAVE BEEN DETECTED RECENTLY ACROSS W CENTRAL
   IL...THOUGH THE ENVIRONMENT IS UNLIKELY TO BECOME ANY MORE FAVORABLE
   FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH TIME...SO WILL NOT ADD AN OUTLOOK AREA IN
   THIS UPDATE.

   ..THOMPSON/COHEN.. 11/11/2014

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