Dec 12, 2006 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Dec 12 05:36:10 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061212 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20061212 1200 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20061212 1200 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20061212 1200 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 120532
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1132 PM CST MON DEC 11 2006
   
   VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...LWR OH VLY AND MID-SOUTH...
   COMPLEX UPPER WAVE LOCATED OVER THE PLAINS EARLY ON TUESDAY WILL
   TRANSLATE NEWD INTO THE GRTLKS AND THE OH/TN VLYS THROUGH TUESDAY
   NIGHT.  THE INITIAL LEAD WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE CORN BELT EARLY IN
   THE DAY WILL DAMPEN AS THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO ROTATE
   EWD TOWARD THE UPPER GRTLKS DURING THE AFTN.  STRONGER LARGE SCALE
   HEIGHT FALLS WILL OCCUR FROM THE MID-SOUTH INTO THE LWR OH VLY
   DURING THE DAY.
   
   WARM CONVEYOR CONTINUES TO TRANSPORT MOISTURE NEWD FROM THE GULF OF
   MEXICO INTO THE MIDWEST...BUT LAPSE RATES ALOFT HAVE REMAINED POOR. 
   H7-H5 LAPSE RATES WILL IMPROVE TUE MORNING AND AS STRONGER Q-VECTOR
   CONVERGENCE ASSOCD WITH THE MAIN IMPULSE LIFTS NEWD...THE BACK EDGE
   OF THE SHOWERS MAY INTENSIFY INTO TSTMS.  MUCAPES ARE FORECAST TO
   REACH AROUND 500 J/KG ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LWR OH VLY/MID-SOUTH
   FROM LATE TUE MORNING INTO THE AFTN.  MAGNITUDE OF MID-LEVEL LAPSE
   RATES AND FAVORABLE SHEAR IN THE CAPE BEARING LAYER MAY CONTRIBUTE
   TO ISOLD STRONGER STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL OR GUSTY WINDS. 
   
   TSTMS PROBABILITIES WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER 00Z WED ACROSS THE
   OH/TN VLYS AS THE UPPER SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT NEWD BEYOND THE GULF
   MOISTURE PLUME.
   
   ..RACY.. 12/12/2006
   
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