Dec 29, 2015 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Dec 29 19:19:54 UTC 2015 (20151229 2000Z Day 1 shapefile | 20151229 2000Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20151229 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20151229 2000 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
20151229 2000 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
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20151229 2000 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 291919

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0119 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

   VALID 292000Z - 301200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TODAY AND
   TONIGHT.

   ...DISCUSSION...

   HAVE LOWERED THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITIES ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
   COAST AND SRN NEW ENGLAND.  ELEVATED CONVECTION WITHIN THE WARM
   CONVEYOR HAS SHIFTED WELL OFFSHORE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TSTMS
   ACROSS THIS REGION IS MINIMAL THE REST OF THE PERIOD.

   ELSEWHERE...NO CHANGES TO EARLIER REASONING.

   ..DARROW.. 12/29/2015

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1010 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015/

   ...SYNOPSIS...

   A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED 80-100 KT JET STREAK AT 500 MB
   OVER AZ INTO NWRN MEXICO WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE SRN PLAINS INTO
   MID-MS VALLEY...ESTABLISHING A BROAD LONG-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WRN
   AND CNTRL PART OF THE NATION.  AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT PRESENT
   FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO NERN GULF COAST WILL STALL WITH THE
   SRN EXTENSION OF THE FRONT LIFTING NWD INTO FAR SERN LA TONIGHT.  

   ...CNTRL GULF COAST TO CAROLINAS...

   ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM TODAY WITHIN
   THE PRE-FRONTAL WARM SECTOR FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO SAVANNAH RIVER
   VALLEY AMIDST A POOR-LAPSE-RATE AND ONLY MARGINALLY UNSTABLE AIR
   MASS.  THE STRONGEST DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR WILL RESIDE ON THE
   COOL SIDE OF THE SURFACE FRONT...LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM
   ORGANIZATION.

   STRENGTHENING WAA AND ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE TO THE NORTH OF THE SURFACE
   FRONT SHIFTING NWD THROUGH THE SHELF WATERS OF THE N-CNTRL GULF OF
   MEXICO WILL PROMOTE ELEVATED TSTMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
   ACROSS PORTIONS OF LA/MS/AL...AND PERHAPS AS FAR NORTHEAST AS GA
   INTO THE CAROLINAS.  THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL
   HAIL...THOUGH THE MARGINAL DEGREE OF BUOYANCY IS EXPECTED TO
   PRECLUDE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

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