ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 302000 SPC MCD 302000 MTZ000-IDZ000-302200- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0846 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0300 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015 AREAS AFFECTED...NRN ID...MUCH OF WRN/CENTRAL MT CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 302000Z - 302200Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED AND A WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DISCUSSION...LATEST RADAR MOSAIC DEPICTS TSTMS OVER CENTRAL MT NEAR/E OF LWT...AND ACROSS THE BITTERROOT RANGE ON THE MT/ID BORDER. DESPITE LIMITED LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...RELATIVELY COOL MID-LEVEL TEMPS AND DIURNAL HEATING HAVE RESULTED IN A WEAKLY BUOYANT ENVIRONMENT. FORCING FOR ASCENT/STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A COUPLE LOW-AMPLITUDE IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH NRN ID AND CENTRAL MT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED SVR TSTMS WITH A RISK FOR MARGINALLY SVR HAIL AND STRONG GUSTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTN. A WW IS NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED GIVEN THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SVR THREAT. ..BUNTING/MEAD.. 05/30/2015 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...BYZ...GGW...TFX...MSO...OTX... LAT...LON 48971697 48971366 48961160 48690845 46890585 45200588 45110828 45070986 45551283 46901579 47531696 48971697 NNNN