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Mesoscale Discussion 974
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0974
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1128 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SRN OK...NCNTRL TX
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 319...
   
   VALID 300428Z - 300530Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 319
   CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...OVERALL THREAT HAS TRANSITIONED TO DAMAGING WIND...BUT
   HAIL REMAINS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STRONGER CORES. PRIMARY THREAT WILL
   EXIST OVER SRN OK NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO WW
   319 AND REMAINING PORTION OF WW 317. SOME WEAKENING MIGHT OCCUR AS
   STORMS APPROACH THE RED RIVER...AND WW ISSUANCE FARTHER SOUTH OVER
   NCNTRL TX WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON CONVECTIVE TRENDS.
   
   DISCUSSION...STORMS HAVE CONSOLIDATED INTO A FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS
   AND WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND AS THEY MOVE
   THROUGH SRN OK NEXT HOUR OR TWO. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE
   POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STRONGER CORES. ATMOSPHERE OVER NCNTRL TX HAS
   NOT BEEN OVERTURNED AND REMAINS MODERATELY UNSTABLE.
   HOWEVER...CONVECTIVE INHIBITION IS INCREASING AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER
   STABILIZES...AND THIS MIGHT RESULT IN A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND AS
   ACTIVITY CROSSES THE RED RIVER.
   
   ..DIAL.. 05/30/2012
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...TSA...FWD...OUN...
   
   LAT...LON   35419503 34819441 33929480 33359631 33599784 34629860
               35529819 34849622 35419503 
   
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