Sep 18, 2006 1100 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Mon Sep 18 07:21:36 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20060918 1100 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Graphic
20060918 1100 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
   SPC AC 180720
   
   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0220 AM CDT MON SEP 18 2006
   
   VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...CENTRAL PLAINS...
   
   MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE SPEED/EVOLUTION OF
   UPPER LOW DIGGING ACROSS THE CNTRL ROCKIES INTO THE CNTRL PLAINS BY
   LATE DAY3.  A WELL PRONOUNCED UPPER JET AND ASSOCIATED FOCUSED ZONE
   OF ASCENT WILL SPREAD EAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INDUCING LEE
   CYCLOGENESIS OVER NERN CO BY 21/00Z.  LARGE SCALE RESPONSE TO THIS
   FEATURE WILL BE DECIDED AS LLJ STRENGTHENS MARKEDLY ACROSS THE
   SRN/CNTRL PLAINS...INDUCING STRONG WARM ADVECTION OVER KS/NEB INTO
   WRN IA/MO BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE MAIN IMPEDIMENT TO SEVERE
   THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE RELUCTANCE OF
   BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE TO RETURN ACROSS THE PLAINS BEFORE FRONTAL
   PASSAGE.  AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS SUSTAINED LIFT/MOISTENING ABOVE
   THE BOUNDARY LAYER AFTER DARK WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED
   CONVECTION...BUT CLOUD LAYER INSTABILITY WILL PROVE TOO WEAK TO
   WARRANT ANY PROBABILITIES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
   
   ..DARROW.. 09/18/2006
   
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