Jan 9, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Jan 9 00:50:30 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130109 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130109 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
20130109 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
20130109 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 090047
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0647 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2013
   
   VALID 090100Z - 091200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL TX AND
   THE TX COASTAL PLAIN...
   
   ...PARTS OF CENTRAL TX AND THE TX COASTAL PLAIN...
   AN UPPER LOW CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY ESEWD ACROSS NRN MEXICO JUST S
   AND W OF THE TX BIG BEND...WITH THIS MOTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
   PERIOD.  AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
   THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS/LOWER MS VALLEY
   AREA...WHERE INCREASING QG FORCING FOR ASCENT IS ONGOING.
   
   EVENING RAOBS -- EVEN FROM COASTAL AREAS WHERE GREATEST LOW-LEVEL
   MOISTURE IS EVIDENT -- REVEAL THAT INSTABILITY IS VERY LIMITED AND
   THAT STORMS REMAIN ELEVATED...AND THUS LITTLE SEVERE THREAT EXISTS
   ATTM.  HOWEVER...WITH CONTINUED LOW-LEVEL MOIST ADVECTION...AMPLE
   LOW-LEVEL DESTABILIZATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TIME SUCH THAT
   SURFACE-BASED SEVERE THREAT -- INCLUDING POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY
   DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND A TORNADO OR TWO -- MAY EVOLVE.  WITH SHEAR
   SUFFICIENT FOR ROTATING STORMS...MAINTAINING SLIGHT RISK APPEARS
   WARRANTED ATTM...PARTICULARLY FOR AREAS E OF A SSW-NNE BAROCLINIC
   ZONE EXTENDING FROM ROUGHLY LRD /LAREDO TX/ TO LFK /LUFKIN TX/.
   
   ..GOSS.. 01/09/2013
   
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