ZCZC SPCSWODY1 ALL ACUS01 KWNS 080544 SPC AC 080544 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1144 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2003 VALID 081200Z - 091200Z GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SSW ONP 25 W SVE 35 NE MER 50 NW BFL 25 SW PRB ...CONT... 70 SSW GDP 25 S GDP 30 NW INK 55 E LBB 40 NW MWL 35 ESE SEP 20 NW AUS 45 SSE DRT ...CONT... 60 WSW MIA 35 NNW DAB. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SSE NFL 15 S LOL 65 NW WMC 50 W OWY 15 SSW OWY 60 SSE EKO 30 SW ELY 20 NNW TPH 55 SSE NFL. ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...SYNOPSIS... ZONAL FLOW WILL COVER MUCH OF THE LOWER 48 THROUGH TODAY WITH GRADUALLY RISING HEIGHTS SPREADING FROM THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. A CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SOUTH OFF THE COAST OF NRN CALIFORNIA WITH A STRONG PACIFIC JET ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LOW AND MOVING ACROSS CNTRL CA LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. POLAR FRONT WILL REMAIN DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...NRN GULF...AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH THE PERIOD AND MAY CONTINUE TO AID ISOLD SHOWER AND TSTM DEVELOPMENT OVER SOME OF THESE AREAS. VERY WARM AND MOIST ELY FLOW...AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL DEFORMATION AXIS OVER FL MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED DIURNAL STORMS ALONG THE EAST COAST. ...NRN CA... FAVORABLE LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT WITHIN LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF MID/UPPER JET COUPLED WITH LOW STATIC STABILITY AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE SHOULD PROMOTE WIDELY SCATTERED TSTM DEVELOPMENT FROM THE BAY AREA INLAND ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY LATER TODAY. STRONG VERTICAL SPEED SHEAR AND FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC FORCING SUGGEST AN ISOLD LOW-TOPPED SUPERCELL THREAT COULD DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON GIVEN SUFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION. HOWEVER...CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT CLOUD COVER AND COOL PROFILES WILL RESULT IN ONLY SMALL POCKETS OF LIMITED SURFACE-BASED CAPE NO GREATER THAN 300 J/KG. THESE CAPE VALUES SHOULD LIMIT UPDRAFT STRENGTH/DURATION AND SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. IF THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREATER INSTABILITY BECOMES MORE CERTAIN...A SMALL LOW PROBABILITY HAIL AND/OR TORNADO AREA MAY BE ADDED IN LATER OUTLOOKS. ..CARBIN/CROSBIE.. 11/08/2003 ...NOTICE... FOR USERS DECODING THE POINTS PARAGRAPH HEREIN...LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE POINTS FOR THE CATEGORICAL AND PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK GRAPHICS ALSO ARE LOCATED IN A SEPARATE PRODUCT UNDER THE WMO HEADINGS WUUS01 PTSDY1...WUUS02 PTSDY2...AND WUUS03 PTSDY3. THE INCLUSION OF POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT WILL EVENTUALLY BE DISCONTINUED. $$ |