Mar 6, 2013 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | |
Updated: Wed Mar 6 19:38:35 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 061934 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0134 PM CST WED MAR 06 2013 VALID 062000Z - 071200Z ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...DISCUSSION... ONLY MINOR TWEAKS HAVE BEEN MADE TO EXISTING THUNDER LINES AS CURRENT FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. ..DIAL.. 03/06/2013 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1020 AM CST WED MAR 06 2013/ ...SYNOPSIS... A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFFSHORE THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE PLAINS EWD. TO THE W...A MEAN UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE NWRN STATES...WITH AN INITIAL EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE MOVING FROM NRN CA NEWD INTO ID RESULTING IN A FEW WEAK THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THAT REGION. ...NRN CA... COOL TEMPERATURE PROFILES ALOFT WILL EXIST N OF THE MIDLEVEL SPEED MAX. POCKETS OF HEATING AS WELL AS OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS SHOULD RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES TODAY...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG. SHEAR PROFILES WILL FAVOR SMALL LOW-TOPPED CELLS CAPABLE OF MAINLY SMALL HAIL. ...ERN VA/DE... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTS ACROSS ERN VA AND MOVING INTO SRN DE IN A ZONE OF VERY STRONG CONVERGENCE E OF THE SFC LOW. MODIFIED 12Z RAOBS AS WELL AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SURFACE AIR MAY BE TOO COOL TO GET SIGNIFICANT DOWNWARD MIXING FOR STRONG OR SEVERE WIND GUSTS...DESPITE VERY STRONG FLOW JUST OFF THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...GUSTS MAY STILL BE ENHANCED IN THE CONVECTIVE BAND. CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0100Z