Feb 11, 2013 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Mon Feb 11 12:49:32 UTC 2013 | |
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 111245 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0645 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 VALID 111300Z - 121200Z ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...SYNOPSIS... WI UPR LOW EXPECTED TO SHIFT E AND DEVOLVE INTO AN OPEN TROUGH OVER THE LWR GRT LKS THIS PERIOD AS UPSTREAM SYSTEM FURTHER AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND BEGINS TO TURN EWD ACROSS NM. AT THE SFC...REINFORCING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH GRT LKS LOW/TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE E/SE ACROSS THE ERN STATES AND TN VLY TODAY. IN THE SOUTH...THE BOUNDARY WILL OVERTAKE EXISTING WSW-ENE ORIENTED FRONTAL ZONE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFTOVER FROM YESTERDAYS PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SQLN. THE COMBINED BOUNDARIES SHOULD SETTLE SLOWLY S INTO THE N CNTRL GULF THROUGH THE END OF THIS PERIOD...AND OFF THE SC CST TNGT. ...FAR SE TX/CNTRL GULF CST ENE TO CSTL GA/SC TODAY... RELATIVELY FAST /60 KTS AT 500 MB/...DEEP WSWLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL FROM SE TX TO THE S ATLANTIC CST TODAY ON FAR SRN FRINGE OF UPR SYSTEM CROSSING THE GRT LKS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A WEAK DISTURBANCE NOW OVER S CNTRL TX THAT TEMPORARILY WILL ENHANCE MID/UPR LVL WINDS TODAY OVER THE CNTRL GULF CST ENE INTO GA. LOW-LVL BUOYANCY AND CONVERGENCE...HOWEVER...WILL BE WEAKER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...WITH THE GREATEST CONVERGENCE EXPECTED FROM FAR SERN LA ENE INTO SRN AL...THE FL PANHANDLE...AND S GA...ALONG COMPOSITE OUTFLOW LEFT FROM YESTERDAYS STORMS. MODEST DIURNAL DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LATER TODAY AS IT SAGS SLOWLY E/SEWD...ESPECIALLY FROM SRN AL AND THE FL PANHANDLE INTO SRN GA. COUPLED WITH THE CONTINUED ENE MOVEMENT OF TX UPR IMPULSE...AND JUXTAPOSITION OF HI PWS WITH STRONG/DEEPLY UNIDIRECTIONAL WSWLY FLOW...SETUP MAY YIELD BROKEN/LOOSELY-ORGANIZED BANDS OF STORMS THAT OCCASIONALLY ASSUME BOWING STRUCTURES. THESE COULD PRODUCE A FEW INSTANCES OF SVR WIND AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO...BUT WEAK BUOYANCY AND COMPARATIVELY WEAK LWR TROPOSPHERIC FLOW/SHEAR SHOULD LIMIT OVERALL SVR THREAT. ...NW/CNTRL TX EARLY TUE... WAA/MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER WRN AND CNTRL TX TNGT THROUGH EARLY MON AS UPR TROUGH APPROACHES FROM NM. WHILE PW LIKELY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIMITED /BLO 1 INCH/...COUPLED WITH STEEPENING MID-LVL LAPSE RATES AND INCREASING UPR DIVERGENCE/DCVA...SETUP MAY PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF SCTD ELEVATED CONVECTION/STORMS. WITH CLOUD LAYER SHEAR LIKELY TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR UPDRAFT ORGANIZATION/SUSTENANCE...A FEW CELLS COULD YIELD SVR HAIL. NEVERTHELESS...DESPITE INCREASING MID-LVL BUOYANCY/ASCENT...EXPECT THAT RELATIVELY LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABILITY WILL PRECLUDE AN APPRECIABLE SVR THREAT. ..CORFIDI/LEITMAN.. 02/11/2013 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1630Z