Dec 18, 2006 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Dec 18 20:04:10 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061218 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20061218 2000 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20061218 2000 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20061218 2000 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 182000
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0200 PM CST MON DEC 18 2006
   
   VALID 182000Z - 191200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   COLD UPPER LOW THIS AFTERNOON LOCATED VICINITY CA/BAJA CA BORDER IS
   EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY EWD INTO SWRN AZ BY 12Z TUE. LARGE SCALE
   ASCENT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ERN AZ
   INTO NM THRU TONIGHT AS 90KT MID LEVEL JET MAX CROSSING NRN BAJA
   HEADS TOWARD SWRN NM.
   
   AVAILABLE INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT CONVECTION E OF UPPER LOW REMAINS
   LIMITED...BUT WITH CONTINUED HEATING AND STEEPENING OF MID LEVEL
   LAPSE RATES A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED HIGHER TERRAIN ERN AZ/WRN
   NM.
   
   TONIGHT ADDITIONAL ELEVATED WEAK CONVECTION...ISOLATED
   LIGHTNING...LIKELY WILL DEVELOP INTO ERN NM AND FAR W TX ABOVE THE
   SHALLOW COLD DOME WITH APPROACH OF THE UPPER JET AND SOME MID LEVEL
   COOLING.
   
   ..HALES.. 12/18/2006
   
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