Oct 8, 2006 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Oct 8 16:28:10 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061008 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20061008 1630 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20061008 1630 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20061008 1630 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 081624
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1124 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006
   
   VALID 081630Z - 091200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ERN AZ AND WRN NM...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT THIS FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE
   ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOWS OVER SRN CA AND SERN GA. BOTH
   CIRCULATION CENTERS WILL TURN TOWARD THE E TODAY WITH THE GA SYSTEM
   MOVING OFFSHORE BY 00Z.
   
   ...EASTERN AZ/WRN NM...
   MOISTURE IS SPREADING BACK INTO ERN THIRD OF AZ AS WINDS HAVE BACKED
   TO THE E OF THE SRN CA UPPER LOW.  AVAILABLE MOISTURE STILL IS NOT
   IMPRESSIVE BASED ON 12Z SOUNDING FROM TUS AND GPS PW READING OVER
   SRN AZ WITH GENERALLY .75 IN OR LESS. NWD TRANSPORT OF MOISTURE FROM
   NWRN MEX WILL CONTINUE THRU THE DAY ON THE INCREASING SLY FLOW AHEAD
   OF UPPER LOW.  COMBINED WITH STRONG INSOLATION AND STEEPENING LAPSE
   RATES COUPLED WITH 35-40KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR...THUNDERSTORMS
   EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON E OF A LINE FROM MOGOLLON RIM
   SWD TO W OF NOG. WITH POTENTIAL FOR MLCAPES AOA 1000 J/KG AND 8C/KM
   MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES THERE IS AT LEAST A THREAT OF ISOLATED SEVERE
   STORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON CONTINUING THRU THE EVENING AS UPPER LOW
   APPROACHES FROM SERN CA.
   
   
   ...SC COAST...
   COMPACT UPPER LOW SERN GA WILL BE MOVING EWD OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THRU
   THIS AFTERNOON SELYS WILL CONTINUE A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW INTO SC
   COASTAL AREAS. AIR MASS OFFSHORE OVER GULF STREAM IS MOST UNSTABLE
   AND WITH FAVORABLE CYCLONIC SHEAR STRONG/ISOLATED SEVERE
   THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE SC COAST UNTIL LATER
   THIS AFTERNOON.  PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WOULD BE ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE
   AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF TORNADO/WATER SPOUT WITH ANY SUPERCELL THAT MAY
   FORM OVER WATER AND MOVE ONSHORE.
   
   ..HALES/BOTHWELL.. 10/08/2006
   
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