Jan 18, 2009 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Jan 18 12:56:13 UTC 2009
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20090118 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20090118 1300 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Torndao Legend Image
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20090118 1300 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Wind Legend Image
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20090118 1300 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 181252
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0652 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009
   
   VALID 181300Z - 191200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...CNTRL/ERN GULF CSTL REGION...
   BLOCKING PATTERN WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH ERN U.S. TROUGH BEING
   REINFORCED BY STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SSEWD ACROSS THE MID
   SOUTH THIS MORNING.  AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED EARLY THIS
   MORNING FROM FAR S-CENTRAL LA INTO THE WRN GULF OF MEXICO ALONG
   PERIPHERY OF DEEP ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSIVE TROUGH...WITH
   SHALLOW MOIST CONVECTION INLAND INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS.  ALTHOUGH
   SSWLY BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG THE
   CENTRAL/NERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE DAY /I.E. SURFACE DEW POINTS IN
   THE 50S F/...LAPSE RATES AND SUBSEQUENT INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN
   POOR.  REGARDLESS...DEEP ASCENT AND MARGINAL LOW LEVEL
   DESTABILIZATION SHOULD SUPPORT SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR AREAS OF
   DEEPER CONVECTION INCLUDING A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION
   THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
   
   ..EVANS.. 01/18/2009
   
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