Oct 27, 2009 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Oct 27 06:00:51 UTC 2009
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20091027 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20091027 1200 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Torndao Legend Image
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20091027 1200 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Wind Legend Image
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20091027 1200 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 270558
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1258 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
   
   VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE MID/UPPER
   LEVEL PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS TODAY/TONIGHT AS A LARGE...COLD
   TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE NWRN U.S. PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
   AMPLIFIES SSEWD THROUGH CA/GREAT BASIN TO SWRN STATES.  THE DIGGING
   OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE SRN
   PLAINS TO EJECT NEWD THROUGH THE LOWER MS VALLEY/MID SOUTH AS A
   NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH.  THIS SYSTEM SHOULD DE-AMPLIFY TUESDAY
   NIGHT AS IT PROGRESSES DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER OH VALLEY/CENTRAL
   APPALACHIANS BY 12Z WEDNESDAY.
   
   IN THE LOW LEVELS...A WEAK SURFACE WAVE SHOULD TRACK INLAND ACROSS
   THE ERN FL PANHANDLE BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACK
   NEWD REACHING CENTRAL SC DURING THE EVENING BEFORE PROGRESSING NEWD.
   THE MORE INLAND TRAJECTORY OF THE SRN PLAINS UPPER TROUGH AND THE
   LACK OF STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT ACROSS THE SERN U.S. TODAY
   SHOULD PRECLUDE THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE WAVE FROM BECOMING MORE
   SUBSTANTIAL/DEEPER.
   
   ...ERN FL PANHANDLE INTO SRN GA...
   SSWLY LLJ WILL BE STRENGTHENING AND SPREADING INLAND ACROSS THE ERN
   FL PANHANDLE AND SWRN GA AT 12Z TODAY SUPPORTING A MOISTENING OF THE
   BOUNDARY LAYER ACROSS THIS REGION.  EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS/
   PRECIPITATION AS A RESULT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE/WARM AIR ADVECTION
   AND WEAK LAPSE RATES ARE EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
   STRONGER INSTABILITY ACROSS THIS REGION TODAY.  A VEERING 30-40 KT
   LLJ BENEATH 40-50 KT SWLY MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SUPPORT EFFECTIVE
   BULK SHEAR SUFFICIENT FOR STORM ORGANIZATION.  ALTHOUGH WEAK
   INSTABILITY AND WEAK UPPER FORCING WILL LIKELY PRECLUDE GREATER
   STORM COVERAGE...THE 00Z 4 KM WRF-NMM SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
   FEW STRONGER STORMS/SUPERCELLS TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE ERN FL
   PANHANDLE TO SWRN GA LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.  SOME OF
   THIS ACTIVITY COULD REACH PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL-ERN GA.  THUS...
   LOW SEVERE PROBABILITIES FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND/OR AN ISOLATED
   TORNADO ARE WARRANTED.  
   
   ...PARTS OF CENTRAL/NRN FL PENINSULA INTO SERN GA...
   ALTHOUGH SURFACE HEATING MAY BE GREATER ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA THAN
   AREAS FARTHER NW TODAY...WEAK LAPSE RATES WILL ALSO LIMIT STRONGER
   INSTABILITY FROM DEVELOPING.  MODELS SUGGEST SHOWERS/TSTMS SHOULD
   DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL/NRN PARTS OF THE PENINSULA BY MID-LATE
   AFTERNOON ALONG A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AND SPREAD ENEWD
   TOWARD THE FL EAST COAST AND SERN GA.  EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR /35-45
   KT/ OVER NRN FL/SRN GA WILL SUPPORT STORM ORGANIZATION...BUT WEAK
   INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT THE COVERAGE OF SEVERE WEATHER. 
   THUS...HAVE INCLUDED LOW TORNADO AND SEVERE WIND PROBABILITIES FOR
   NRN FL INTO SERN GA.
   
   ..PETERS/SMITH.. 10/27/2009
   
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