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Mesoscale Discussion 1973
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1973
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0818 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...FAR ERN IND...MUCH OF WRN OH
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE 
   
   VALID 140118Z - 140245Z
   
   A LINE OF STORMS CONTINUES TO FORWARD PROPAGATE EWD ACROSS CNTRL IND
   WITH 44 KT MEASURED AT IND AND 40 KT AT EYE. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
   GUSTS WERE ALSO REPORTED WITH OTHER MEASURING SYSTEMS.
   
   THE 00Z ILN SOUNDINGS SHOWED IMPRESSIVE LAPSE RATES...AMPLE
   MOISTURE...AND A SURMOUNTABLE CAPPING INVERSION NEAR 730 MB GIVEN
   THE ALREADY ORGANIZED LINE OF STORMS.  THUS...THESE STORMS MAY
   CONTINUE TO POSE A DAMAGING WIND THREAT AS THEY MOVE INTO OH.
   ANOTHER WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 08/14/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CLE...ILN...IWX...IND...
   
   LAT...LON   39508624 40568505 41128467 41378387 41378260 40888250
               39998273 39478326 39358400 39388503 39508624 
   
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