Sep 11, 2015 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Sep 11 12:55:00 UTC 2015 (20150911 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150911 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150911 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MARGINAL 86,137 6,984,005 Jacksonville, FL...Shreveport, LA...Huntsville, AL...Chattanooga, TN...Tallahassee, FL...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150911 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.
Day 1 Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150911 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.
Day 1 Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 88,205 7,330,294 Jacksonville, FL...Shreveport, LA...Huntsville, AL...Chattanooga, TN...Tallahassee, FL...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150911 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.
Day 1 Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 111255

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0755 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2015

   VALID 111300Z - 121200Z

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM PARTS OF THE TN VLY WSW
   INTO N TX...

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER S GA/NRN FL...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVER PARTS OF TEXAS...THE
   MID-SOUTH...THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND NORTHERN
   FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED SEVERE
   STORMS ARE UNLIKELY.

   ...SYNOPTIC SETUP...
   WRN U.S. RIDGE/MS-LWR OH VLY TROUGH PATTERN SHOULD AMPLIFY THIS
   PERIOD AS JET STREAKS NOW TOPPING THE RIDGE OVER NRN BC/AB INDUCE
   STRENGTHENING AND SSE ACCELERATION OF DOWNSTREAM DISTURBANCE NOW
   OVER THE MB-ONT BORDER. BY 12Z SAT EXPECT THE MB-ONT IMPULSE TO BE
   CENTERED OVER ERN IA...WHILE A SERIES OF LESSER DISTURBANCES FURTHER
   WEAKEN AS THEY CONTINUE GENERALLY ESE ACROSS THE LWR OH AND TN VLYS.

   COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGER-SCALE TROUGH...NOW EXTENDING
   FROM THE LWR GRT LKS THROUGH THE LWR OH VLY AND OZARKS INTO W
   TX...WILL ADVANCE STEADILY E/SE THROUGH SAT. PARTS OF THE
   FRONT...AND COMPOSITE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AHEAD OF IT...MAY SERVE AS A
   FOCUS FOR A FEW POTENTIALLY STRONG TSTMS LATER TODAY.

   ...PARTS OF THE TN/LWR MS VLYS WSW INTO NRN/CNTRL TX THIS AFTN...
   COMPOSITE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH OVERNIGHT SHOWERS/STORMS
   IN IL/MO/AR/OK SHOULD DECELERATE AS IT CONTINUES GENERALLY SEWD
   LATER TODAY. BY MAX HEATING...THE BOUNDARY SHOULD EXTEND ROUGHLY
   FROM ERN MIDDLE TN SW THROUGH NRN AL INTO N CNTRL MS....AND THEN WSW
   INTO N TX.  A NARROW...RESIDUAL EML PLUME SHOULD OVERLIE THIS
   REGION. COUPLED WITH SFC HEATING AND WEAK DCVA ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK
   UPR IMPULSE...SETUP SHOULD SUPPORT SCTD AFTN STORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG
   THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD YIELD STRONG TO
   PERHAPS LOCALLY DMGG WIND GUSTS GIVEN 25-30 KT CYCLONIC MID-LVL FLOW
   ALONG SRN FRINGE OF LARGE-SCALE TROUGH IN THE TN VLY...AND HIGH
   PW/STEEP LOW-LVL LAPSE RATES IN TX. ORGANIZED/SUSTAINED SVR
   WEATHER...HOWEVER...IS NOT EXPECTED.

   ...S GA/NRN FL THIS AFTN...
   CLUSTERS/BANDS OF STRONG DIURNAL STORMS MAY ARISE ALONG W-E
   DIFFERENTIAL HEATING ZONE LYING PARALLEL TO BELT OF ENHANCED /30 KT/
   WLY MID-LVL FLOW OVER NRN FL/S GA. COUPLED WITH 2.00 INCH PW...SETUP
   COULD FOSTER A FEW WET MICROBURSTS.

   ..CORFIDI/COOK.. 09/11/2015

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