Nov 1, 2011 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Tue Nov 1 01:01:09 UTC 2011 | |
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table |
Categorical Graphic |
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Probabilistic Tornado 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 |
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 |
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 010057 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0757 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 VALID 010100Z - 011200Z ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...FAR ERN NC AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL/SRN APPALACHIANS PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...WILL BEGIN TO DEAMPLIFY TONIGHT AS IT LIFTS ENEWD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC AND NERN STATES. IN THE LOW LEVELS...THE EARLY EVENING SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED E OF FL /N OF THE BAHAMAS/...WITH A BOUNDARY EXTENDING NWD INTO FAR ERN NC. THIS BOUNDARY WILL PROGRESS EWD...WITH A SECOND LOW PRESSURE AREA EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFFSHORE OF NC AS HEIGHTS FALL WITH THE APPROACH OF THE APPALACHIANS TROUGH. FORCING FOR ASCENT AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH AND LOW LEVEL WAA INTO ERN NC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT /CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION/ AS ALREADY OBSERVED PER REGIONAL RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A MORE STABLE AIR MASS INLAND AND CONFINE ANY TSTM POTENTIAL TO COASTAL AREAS OF NC/SERN VA. A FEW TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST UNTIL ABOUT 09Z...WHEN FORECAST SOUNDINGS/MODELS SHOW RISING MIDLEVEL HEIGHTS AND AN INCREASE IN MIDLEVEL TEMPERATURES IN RESPONSE TO THE DE-AMPLIFYING TROUGH LIFTING ENEWD AWAY FROM THIS REGION. ...NRN ROCKIES... A FEW STRIKES CANNOT BE RULED OUT OVER ERN ID/NWRN WY YET THIS EVENING...WHERE SUFFICIENT ASCENT DUE TO 1/ ENTRANCE REGION OF A MIDLEVEL JET...2/ SWLY UPSLOPE FLOW AND 3/ FORCING ALONG A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING THE ONGOING CONVECTION. HOWEVER...VERY MARGINAL INSTABILITY PER LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSES INDICATED MUCAPE AOB 100 J/KG WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT TSTM DEVELOPMENT. ...S FL... FRONTAL BAND MOVING S OF THE FL PENINSULA IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NO TSTM THREAT OVER FAR S FL TONIGHT. ...UPPER OH VALLEY... THE ONSET OF NOCTURNAL COOLING HAS REDUCED SBCAPE/LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TSTM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. ..PETERS.. 11/01/2011 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z