SPC Day 1 Thunderstorm Outlook Issued 12Z 20030719


ZCZC SPCSWODY1 ALL
ACUS01 KWNS 190554
SPC AC 190553

STORM PREDICTION CENTER...NWS/NCEP...NORMAN OK 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AWIPS GRAPHIC PGWE46 KWNS.

VALID 191200Z - 201200Z

THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM
35 NNW HSE 30 SSE FLO 45 E MCN 45 SW SEM 35 S BTR 25 SSW POE
40 ESE PRX 15 NW FYV 20 NW UNO 55 SSW CKV 10 SE CSV 20 SW TRI
35 SSE CHO 25 ENE SBY.

THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM
35 W ANJ 20 NW MBL 35 W BEH 25 NE MMO 15 ENE MLI 25 ENE ALO
10 N SPW 50 NW OFK 20 WSW EAR 15 ESE RSL 40 ENE LAA 25 SE DEN
40 N DGW WRL 15 SSE BIL 65 S GGW 65 NNW ISN.

GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNE GLS
35 NNE HOU 45 W LFK 15 W TYR 35 ENE DUA 20 SSW TUL 20 NNW PNC
30 NW GAG 10 SE DHT 10 ESE 4CR ELP ...CONT... LGB 40 NW BFL
35 E SAC 60 SSW 4LW 40 S GTF 40 NE HVR ...CONT... 40 NNE MTC
20 SW JXN 20 S SBN 45 SE MMO 10 NNW BRL 25 S ALO 30 WNW FOD SUX
30 E OFK 15 N LNK 15 NNW FLV 35 SSE SZL 25 WSW PAH 30 W BNA
20 WNW CSV 25 W TRI 15 NNE PSK 10 SW CHO 30 NNE SBY.

GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 65 SSE DRT 25 SE COT
20 NNW ALI 20 E CRP.

GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SW EWB 10 E BOS
PSM 20 E LEB 25 S BTV 30 NNE ART.



...NRN PLAINS THROUGH UPPER MS VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES AREA...

UPPER TROUGH NOW OVER SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SEWD OVER CREST OF
UPPER RIDGE RESULTING IN HEIGHT FALLS OVER THE UPPER MS VALLEY
LATER TODAY. WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY FROM NRN ND SWWD THROUGH SERN MT
WILL SHIFT EWD INTO MN/SD BY EVENING. A SECONDARY FRONTAL SURGE
WILL ACCOMPANY THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH INTO ND/MT TONIGHT.

RICHER BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE NOW OVER THE CNTRL/NRN PLAINS WILL
BEGIN TO ADVECT NEWD INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY/GREAT LAKES AREA
LATER TODAY AS LOW LEVEL FLOW VEERS TO SWLY. THIS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND SURFACE HEATING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
MLCAPES FROM 2500 TO 3500 J/KG ALONG/AHEAD OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY 
FROM THE DAKOTAS INTO MN. WEAK LOW LEVEL FLOW AND PRESENCE OF CAP
LENDS UNCERTAINTY REGARDING TIMING OF SURFACE BASED INITIATION.
HOWEVER...CAP MAY WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR
STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS PARTS OF ERN ND OR MN.
SWWD DEVELOPMENT INTO SD ALONG THIS BOUNDARY COULD BE LIMITED BY
STRONGER CAP IN THAT AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE
MAIN THREATS.

OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN ZONE OF WARM ADVECTION E OF THE FRONT
FROM NRN MN INTO WI. MID LEVEL FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS UPPER TROUGH
DROPS SEWD TOWARD THE U.S. BORDER WITH DEEP SHEAR FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS WITH INITIAL STORMS. HOWEVER...ACTIVITY MAY EVENTUALLY
EVOLVE INTO AN MCS DURING THE EVENING. DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. ADDITIONAL MORE HIGH BASED DEVELOPMENT
MAY OCCUR UPSTREAM ALONG SECONDARY FRONTAL SURGE FROM ERN MT INTO
ND DURING THE EVENING WITH DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREAT.

...LOWER MS VALLEY...

COMPLEX OF STORMS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING E OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IN
WARM ADVECTION REGIME OVER MO CONTINUES TO BACKBUILD/REDEVELOP...
BUT MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME FORWARD PROPAGATING. IF THIS OCCURS...
ONGOING THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND WILL EXIST ACROSS PARTS OF AR
EARLY IN THE PERIOD. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTENSIFICATION MAY
OCCUR ALONG THE OUTFLOW AS IT CONTINUES SWD INTO PARTS OF MS...SRN
AR AND LA DURING THE DAY. DAMAGING WIND SHOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT.

...SERN U.S....

ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE OVER THE SERN U.S. ALONG
AND S OF SURFACE BOUNDARY AS IT CONTINUES TO DROP SWD UNDER NWLY
FLOW ALOFT. SEVERAL MULTICELL LINES OF STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP DURING
THE AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREAT.
ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF HEATING.


...CNTRL PLAINS...

STORMS SHOULD ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SPREAD
ESEWD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS. ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS ACTIVITY. STORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY MID EVENING
AS THEY SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS AND ENCOUNTER STRONGER CAP. 
 
..DIAL/BANACOS.. 07/19/03

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