Dec 31, 2015 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Dec 31 19:35:58 UTC 2015 (20151231 2000Z Day 1 shapefile | 20151231 2000Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20151231 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
20151231 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
20151231 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
20151231 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 311935

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0135 PM CST THU DEC 31 2015

   VALID 312000Z - 011200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST
   U.S. TODAY.

   NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PREVIOUS OUTLOOK.

   ..BUNTING.. 12/31/2015

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1001 AM CST THU DEC 31 2015/

   ...SYNOPSIS...

   A POSITIVELY TILTED MID-LEVEL TROUGH FROM HUDSON BAY TO NRN HIGH
   PLAINS WILL PROGRESS EWD ACROSS ERN CANADA AND THE GREAT LAKES.  TO
   THE WEST...A HIGH-OVER-LOW BLOCK WILL BECOME AT LEAST TEMPORARILY
   ESTABLISHED OVER WRN NORTH AMERICA.  AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT
   WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE EWD/SEWD ACROSS THE SERN STATES.

   ...SERN STATES...

   WEAK PERTURBATIONS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PREVAILING SWRN FLOW REGIME
   ALOFT WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND AT LEAST MARGINALLY UNSTABLE
   AIR MASS TO FOSTER ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
   DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF MODEST VERTICAL SHEAR ACROSS THE WARM
   SECTOR...POOR LAPSE RATES AND RESULTING WEAK INSTABILITY ARE
   EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

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