Dec 26, 2009 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Dec 26 12:50:18 UTC 2009
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20091226 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20091226 1300 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Torndao Legend Image
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20091226 1300 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Wind Legend Image
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20091226 1300 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 261248
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0648 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
   
   VALID 261300Z - 271200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   DEEP CLOSED LOW OVER THE UPR MS VLY WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THIS
   PERIOD AS UPSTREAM BLOCK HOLDS FIRMLY OVER AB.  S OF THE LOW...SRN
   STREAM DISTURBANCE NOW OVER NRN CHIHUAHUA WILL SHEAR ENE TO THE S
   ATLANTIC CST BY EARLY SUNDAY.  THIS SHOULD SUPPORT
   MAINTENANCE/MODEST DEEPENING OF SFC WAVE NOW OVER TIDEWATER VA.
   
   ...LONG ISLAND/SRN NEW ENGLAND...
   LOW LVL WAA WILL INCREASE OVER SRN NEW ENGLAND/LONG ISLAND LATER
   TODAY/TONIGHT AS 60 KT SSWLY LLJ SHIFTS NEWD AHEAD OF VA SFC WAVE. 
   PERSISTENT WAA ON SW SIDE OF RETREATING CP AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN
   SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION...WITH EMBEDDED ELEVATED CONVECTION OVER
   THE WRN ATLANTIC NWD INTO SRN NEW ENGLAND.  MUCAPE ACROSS REGION MAY
   REACH 200 J/KG FOR PARCELS BASED IN THE 700-650 MB LAYER.  ALTHOUGH
   COOL AIR LIKELY WILL PERSIST AT THE SFC...SUFFICIENT ELEVATED
   BUOYANCY MAY DEVELOP TO SUPPORT LIGHTNING DISCHARGE WITHIN STRONGER
   UPDRAFTS.
   
   ..CORFIDI.. 12/26/2009
   
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