Jan 2, 2013 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Jan 2 19:41:34 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130102 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130102 2000 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
20130102 2000 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
20130102 2000 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 021938
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0138 PM CST WED JAN 02 2013
   
   VALID 022000Z - 031200Z
   
   ...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   NO CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS OUTLOOK.  NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 01/02/2013
   
   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1012 AM CST WED JAN 02 2013/
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   POSITIVELY-TILTED UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM CNTRL ONTARIO SWWD
   ACROSS THE UPPER MS VALLEY AND INTO THE CNTRL/NRN PLAINS. A CLOSED
   LOW...CURRENTLY PHASED WITH THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH...EXISTS JUST OFF
   THE NRN BAJA PENINSULA. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT EWD AS A STRONG
   UPPER RIDGE PROGRESSES EWD OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...RESULTING
   IN AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN OVER THE WRN CONUS BY THE END OF PERIOD.
   DEEP SWLY FLOW WILL BE MAINTAINED FROM THE SWRN STATES TO THE
   ATLANTIC COAST.
   
   AT THE SURFACE...COOL TEMPERATURES AND MEAGER MOISTURE BENEATH AN
   EXPANSIVE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE COVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY. A FEW
   SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TX COASTAL BEND AND SRN LA AS A WEAK
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES NEWD IN THE SWLY FLOW ALOFT. A FEW SHOWERS
   ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SE GA AND NRN
   FL. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY OVER BOTH AREAS WILL BE LIMITED BY
   RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND NO TSTMS ARE EXPECTED.
   
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