Mar 7, 2013 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Mar 7 12:02:30 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130307 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130307 1300 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
20130307 1300 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
20130307 1300 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 071159
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0559 AM CST THU MAR 07 2013
   
   VALID 071300Z - 081200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   
   IN THE WEST...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL MOVE
   SLOWLY SEWD OFF OF THE CA COAST. MEANWHILE...IN THE EAST...A
   POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL
   CONTINUE MOVING NEWD AS A SECONDARY UPPER SYSTEM DIGS INTO THE ERN
   GREAT LAKES REGION. BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE MIDWEST...AN
   UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IN
   THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES WILL BEGIN TO DRAW MOISTURE NWD FROM THE GULF
   OF MEXICO...BUT THIS MOISTURE WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON D1/THU.
   GENERALLY DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
   CONUS...WITH A MINIMAL THUNDERSTORM THREAT CONFINED TO NEAR AND OFF
   OF THE CA COAST AND NO SEVERE CONVECTION EXPECTED. 
   
   ...CA COASTAL REGION...
   
   WITH THE UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE THROUGH THE
   PERIOD...ANY THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR AND OFF
   OF THE CA COAST...IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO STRONGER ASCENT AND COLDER
   MIDLEVEL TEMPS. EVEN IN THIS AREA...WEAK MUCAPE AOB 200 J/KG AND
   RELATIVELY WARM EL TEMPS WILL LIKELY KEEP THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
   ISOLATED AT BEST.
   
   ..DEAN/MEAD.. 03/07/2013
   
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