May 14, 2005 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Updated: Sat May 14 15:46:08 UTC 2005
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SPC AC 141544 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1044 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005 VALID 141630Z - 151200Z THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM BUF SYR MSV 20 ESE ABE ILG 45 ESE LYH DAN 25 SW HSV 10 WNW UOX DYR OWB DAY 25 W CLE. THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SW P07 20 ENE MRF GDP 35 NE ALM 45 NNW ROW HOB 40 SE MAF 70 SW SJT 30 NW DRT. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 E DUG 55 NNW SVC 50 ENE SOW 35 NNE INW 25 N PRC IGM 40 SSW U31 35 WSW WMC 45 E SVE 15 W RNO 70 NNW BIH 40 WNW BIH 45 NNE FAT 35 NNE MER 55 SE RBL 50 W RBL 30 ESE CEC 30 NE OTH 40 W PDX 45 NNE PDX 40 SE SEA 35 S 4OM 50 NW 63S ...CONT... 55 NW HVR 40 ENE LWT 45 W GCC 35 SW DGW 40 ENE CYS 50 ESE LIC 45 N GCK 20 N DDC 30 S DDC 40 SW LBL 15 SSW AMA 30 NE CVS 50 SSE CVS 40 NNE BGS 40 SW ABI 25 E BWD 40 SE DAL 55 NW LIT 40 SW PAH 10 SSE BMG 10 NNE AZO 35 SSE LNR 45 SSW LSE 35 NW LSE 15 S CWA 10 SSE OSC ...CONT... 25 ENE EFK 20 ENE PWM. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 NW PIE 45 NW AGR 25 SSW AGR 45 WSW PBI 10 SE MIA. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 S SSI 30 NNE AYS 50 SE MCN 40 SSW MCN 10 WNW ABY 25 E MAI 10 ESE AQQ. ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER MUCH OF THE OH VALLEY INTO NY/PA... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TX AND SOUTHEAST NM... ...OH VALLEY INTO NY/PA/VA... MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH BAND OF MODERATELY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS EXTENDING FROM MO/AR INTO NY/PA. PRIMARY SURFACE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM EASTERN LOWER MI INTO WESTERN KY AND CENTRAL AR. AIR MASS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT IS MOIST WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 60S. HOWEVER...SEVERAL AREAS OF MORNING CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL LIMIT DAYTIME HEATING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MUCH OF IND/OH/WESTERN KY. ZONE OF BEST HEATING APPEARS TO EXTEND FROM MIDDLE TN/NORTHERN AL ACROSS EASTERN KY AND WV. REFER TO MCD NUMBER 874 FOR FURTHER DETAILS. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KY/TN AND SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO WV/WESTERN PA. AIRMASS EAST OF MOUNTAINS IS ALSO DESTABILIZING RAPIDLY...SUGGESTING THAT STORMS MAY MAINTAIN INTENSITY INTO WESTERN/NORTHERN VA AND CENTRAL PA THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. ...SWRN TX/SERN NM... SURFACE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SAG SOUTHWARD ACROSS TX...MOVING INTO THE PECOS VALLEY. RELATIVELY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG AND NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY TODAY...PROVIDING MOIST/UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE DAVIS MTNS AND SOUTHEAST NM. MORNING LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING AIR MASS TO BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND ONLY WEAKLY CAPPED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY AND SPREAD INTO THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. WEAK UPPER RIDGING MAY TEND TO LIMIT COVERAGE OF CONVECTION. HOWEVER...EASTERLY COMPONENT TO LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ...LA/MS... REMNANT MCV FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTION OVER NORTH TX IS CURRENTLY NEAR TYR. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS LA/MS. WIND FIELDS ARE PROGD TO BE RATHER WEAK...TENDING TO LIMIT CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER...ENHANCED LIFT AND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH VORT MAX MAY RESULT IN A FEW STRONG/SEVERE STORMS TODAY FROM CENTRAL LA INTO CENTRAL MS. ...WI/MI... POWERFUL SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW OVER MN IS FORECAST TO ROTATE EASTWARD ACROSS WI AND LOWER MI TODAY. STRONG DEEP LAYER WIND FIELDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH ENHANCED UVVS. AIRMASS IS RATHER COOL/DRY ACROSS WI/LM. HOWEVER...COLD MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES AND STEEP LAPSE RATES MAY RESULT IN A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG LEADING EDGE OF UVVS. ANY DEEP CONVECTION IN THIS REGION COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY/DAMAGING WINDS. ..HART/JEWELL.. 05/14/2005 ...NOTICE... THE STATION RELATIVE POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE NOW AVAILABLE SEPARATELY UNDER THE WMO HEADINGS WUUS01 PTSDY1... WUUS02 PTSDY2...WUUS03 PTSDY3. THE INCLUSION OF POINTS IN THIS DISCUSSION WILL BE DISCONTINUED AFTER THE 2005 CONVECTIVE SEASON. A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION STATEMENT (PNS) WILL PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE TRANSITION. CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 2000Z |