Oct 6, 2006 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Oct 6 13:52:10 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061006 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20061006 1300 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20061006 1300 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20061006 1300 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 061349
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK CORR 2
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0849 AM CDT FRI OCT 06 2006
   
   VALID 061300Z - 071200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER ERN NV AND MUCH OF UT AND
   AZ...
   
   CORRECTED GENERAL THUNDERSTORM LINES
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CLEARLY DEPICTS THE STRONG AMPLIFICATION TAKING
   PLACE OVER CONUS DOWNSTREAM FROM TROUGH JUST OFF W COAST. DEEP
   MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE ADVECTED OUT OF THE SUBTROPICS INTO THE
   SWRN U.S. THE UPPER LOW CA COAST IS BEGINNING ITS TURN TOWARD THE E
   IN RESPONSE TO APPROACH OF S/WV TROUGH ALONG 130W AND WILL
   ACCELERATE NEWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT.
   
   DIGGING TROUGH OVER OH VALLEY INTENSIFIES INTO A CLOSED LOW AS IT
   DROPS SWD THRU THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT.
   
   ...SOUTHWEST/GREAT BASIN...
   VIGOROUS S/WV TROUGH PROGGED BY NAM/GFS TO ROTATE NEWD ACROSS SRN CA
   BY 18Z WITH ASSOCIATED VORT MAX AND PVA SPREADING NEWD ACROSS SRN
   INTERMOUNTAIN REGION DURING AFTERNOON/EVENING. IMPRESSIVE SHEAR
   PROFILES OF 50-60KT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF INTERMOUNTAIN
   REGION SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED AND RAPID MOVING STORM POTENTIAL.
   
   THE WESTERN EDGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME CURRENTLY WRN AZ NWD
   ALONG UT/NV BORDER INTO SRN ID WILL SHIFT ONLY SLOWLY EWD IN ADVANCE
   OF THE APPROACH OF VIGOROUS UPPER SUPPORT THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE
   INSTABILITY WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS
   WITHIN THE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME...SURFACE HEATING PARTICULARLY
   WRN AZ/SRN NV EXPECTED TO INCREASE INSTABILITY BY MID AFTERNOON WITH
   MLCAPES POSSIBLY TO 1000 J/KG WITHIN THE WRN PORTION OF MOISTURE
   PLUME.
   
   STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY BY MID
   AFTERNOON...BOTH AHEAD OF THE STRONG PVA MOVING NEWD FROM SRN CA AND
   OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EXTENDING NWD FROM AZ THRU UT.  NAM MODEL
   SOUNDINGS SUPPORT BOTH SUPERCELL POTENTIAL ALONG WITH FAST MOVING
   MULTICELLULAR STORMS FROM CENTRAL AZ NWD INTO SRN UT AND SERN NV BY
   21Z.  WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL WILL BE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE
   STORMS...HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
   SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL...GIVEN THE STRONG SHEAR AND UPPER
   SUPPORT.
   
   WIND DAMAGE POTENTIAL COULD INCREASE TOWARD EVENING AS THE STRONGLY
   FORCED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF VORT MAX MOVE RAPIDLY NNEWD ACROSS UT
   WITH POSSIBLE SQUALL LINE DEVELOPMENT.
   
   ...MID ATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST COASTS...
   COLD FRONT VA/NC BORDER WILL SURGE SWD THRU CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON
   PUSHING OFFSHORE AND INTO SRN GA LATER THIS EVENING.  SUFFICIENT
   MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AHEAD OF FRONT IN AN AREA OF INCREASING
   ASCENT WITH APPROACH OF DEVELOPING UPPER LOW TO MAINTAIN A THREAT OF
   STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COASTAL PLAINS OF CAROLINAS THIS
   AFTERNOON.  WITH THE PRIMARY UPPER SUPPORT AND SHEAR REMAINING W OF
   WARM SECTOR THRU THE DAY...SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO
   ISOLATED WIND AND HAIL EVENTS. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALSO
   EXPECTED NEARER UPPER SYSTEM WITH SOME LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL CENTRAL
   NC LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
   
   ..HALES/CROSBIE.. 10/06/2006
   
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