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Mar-10-2004 0800 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
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   SPC AC 100659
   
   DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1259 AM CST WED MAR 10 2004
   
   VALID 111200Z - 121200Z
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WSW FHU 20 SSE PHX
   20 E FLG 55 NNW GUP 30 SSE 4SL 30 ENE 4CR 20 SSE HOB 35 ESE P07.
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   MID/UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE OVER THE NRN U.S. WITH
   SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW SHIFTING INTO THE NORTHEAST AND A FASTER
   MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PAC NW THURSDAY.  IN
   ADDITION...SLOW MOVING SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN CUT OFF OVER THE
   SWRN U.S. EARLY IN THE PERIOD...AND IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT
   MOVES TOWARDS FAR SWRN TX FRIDAY MORNING.
   
   COOL AND STABLE AIR MASS WILL PRECLUDE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE NRN
   STREAM SYSTEMS.  HOWEVER...MARGINAL INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO FORM
   OVER THE SRN ROCKIES AS SLOW MOVING SYSTEM MAINTAINS A POCKET OF
   -16C TO -18C H5 TEMPERATURES.  DIURNAL HEATING WILL STEEPEN LAPSE
   RATES AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER AZ
   AND NM...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY SPREADING INTO SWRN TX
   LATE IN THE PERIOD.
   
   ..EVANS.. 03/10/2004
   
   ...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.
   
   NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1730Z
        
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