Sep 11, 2011 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Sep 11 00:53:06 UTC 2011
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20110911 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20110911 0100 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of EF2 - EF5 tornadoes within 25 miles of a point.
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20110911 0100 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probability of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots or higher within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% of greater probability of wind gusts 65 knots or greater within 25 miles of a point.
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20110911 0100 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Probability of hail 1" or larger within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of hail 2" or larger within 25 miles of a point.
   SPC AC 110048
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0748 PM CDT SAT SEP 10 2011
   
   VALID 110100Z - 111200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...E CENTRAL AND SERN AZ AND ADJACENT WRN NM...
   STORM GROWTH/EXPANSION CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF AZ AND NM WHERE
   GENERALLY 500 TO 1500 J/KG MIXED-LAYER CAPE IS INDICATED.  WHILE
   SHEAR IS NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG ACROSS THIS REGION...DIFFLUENT
   UPPER FLOW AHEAD OF THE LOW OFF THE SRN CA COAST CONTINUES TO ALLOW
   FAVORABLE VENTING OF UPDRAFT MASS -- AND THUS A FEW STRONGER CELLS
   WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  MOST STORMS WILL
   REMAIN SUB-SEVERE...BUT A FEW OF THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE
   MARGINAL HAIL.  LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE
   POSSIBLE...AIDED BY RELATIVELY DRY/DEEP SUB-CLOUD LAYER.
   
   ...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SRN CA...
   STORMS ARE ONGOING N OF THE UPPER LOW OFF THE SRN CA COAST...MOST
   NUMEROUS ACROSS INLAND CENTRAL AND SRN CA WHERE GENERALLY 500 TO
   1500 J/KG MIXED-LAYER CAPE IS INDICATED.  WEAK SHEAR SUGGESTS THAT
   STORMS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY SUB-SEVERE...BUT AN ISOLATED STRONGER
   CELL COULD PRODUCE HAIL AND/OR GUSTY WINDS -- AIDED BY EVAPORATIVE
   EFFECTS WITHIN THE DEEP MIXED LAYER -- OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
   
   ..GOSS.. 09/11/2011
   
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