Oct 21, 2006 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Oct 21 16:51:36 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20061021 1730 UTC Day 2 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Graphic
20061021 1730 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
   SPC AC 211650
   
   DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1150 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006
   
   VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...CNTRL/ERN GULF STATES AND THE SERN ATLANTIC SEABOARD...
   VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY WILL ROTATE EWD
   ACROSS THE OH VLY AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 
   ASSOCD COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SEWD IN WAKE OF THE DISTURBANCE...
   REACHING THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD...NRN FL AND THE NRN GULF BASIN
   OVERNIGHT SUNDAY.
   
   PRIMARY FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL PASS ACROSS THE GRTLKS AND OH VLYS
   ON SUNDAY WITH THE DEEP LAYER FLOW ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SERN
   STATES LIKELY TO VEER WLY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.  THIS WILL NOT BE
   FAVORABLE FOR THE MARITIME TROPICAL AIR MASS TO SURGE NWD INTO THE
   REGION.  LAPSE RATES ALOFT WILL ALSO BE QUITE POOR AND SFC-BASED
   INSTABILITY EQUALLY UNIMPRESSIVE FOR STRONG UPDRAFTS. 
   FURTHERMORE...VERTICAL SHEAR WILL GENERALLY BE AOB 30 KTS SUGGESTING
   THAT TSTMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE MULTICELL
   SPECTRUM.  STRONGER STORMS WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE IN THE MORE
   UNSTABLE MARINE ENVIRONMENT...NAMELY OVER THE NERN GULF OF MEXICO
   SUNDAY AFTN AND OVER THE GULF STREAM WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT/EARLY MON.
   
   ..RACY.. 10/21/2006
   
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