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Mesoscale Discussion 220
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0220
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0736 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF THE TX BIG COUNTRY
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 100036Z - 100130Z
   
   AN ISOLD LARGE HAIL/WIND THREAT MAY EVOLVE IN THE NEXT HR OR TWO
   OVER PARTS OF THE TX BIG COUNTRY REGION.  A WW DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
   WARRANTED ATTM DUE TO EXPECTED RELATIVELY ISOLD CONVECTIVE COVERAGE
   ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED MARGINAL MAGNITUDE OF SEVERE THREAT.
   
   RECENT RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS INTENSIFYING CONVECTION ALONG SW-NE
   ORIENTED LOW LEVEL CONFLUENCE ZONE/DRYLINE FROM UPTON TO HOWARD
   COUNTY TX.  STRONG UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR PROFILE /00Z MAF RAOB OF 70
   KTS 0-6 KM SHEAR/ NEARLY PARALLEL TO INITIATING BOUNDARY WILL SERVE
   TO PROMOTE UPSCALE GROWTH INTO A LOOSE BAND OF CELL MERGING-LINEAR
   CONVECTION.  DESPITE MODEST POTENTIAL INSTABILITY /MODIFIED FORECAST
   SOUNDING 1000 J/KG MUCAPE/...STORMS MAY POSE AN ISOLD LARGE
   HAIL/DMGG WIND THREAT WITH THE SRN STRONGER CORE/S AS TSTMS ORGANIZE
   WITH TIME.
   
   ..SMITH.. 03/10/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...OUN...SJT...LUB...MAF...
   
   LAT...LON   31470223 32460122 33000047 33529964 33499929 33289902
               33039902 32030028 31400170 31270205 31470223 
   
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