Mar 20, 2013 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Mar 20 05:44:34 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130320 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130320 1200 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
20130320 1200 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
20130320 1200 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.
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 200540
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1240 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013
   
   VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A MID-LEVEL SHORT-WAVE TROUGH -- EMBEDDED IN BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW
   OVER THE ERN HALF OF THE U.S. -- IS FORECAST TO SHIFT EWD OUT OF TX
   AND ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY...APPROACHING THE FL
   PENINSULA BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   
   AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES...A COLD FRONT LINGERING ACROSS N FL EARLY
   SHOULD SWEEP SEWD ACROSS THE PENINSULA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
   THEN OFFSHORE AFTER DARK.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
   AREAS S OF THE FRONT AS THE WARM SECTOR DIURNALLY DESTABILIZES.
   
   ...CENTRAL FL VICINITY...
   SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SRN 2/3 OF FL THIS
   PERIOD -- DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SRN PENINSULA AHEAD OF THE
   ADVANCING UPPER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH.  WITH SOME STEEPENING OF
   MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WITH TIME ATOP A MOIST/WARMING BOUNDARY
   LAYER...A FEW STRONGER CELLS MAY EVOLVE WITHIN THE BROADER AREA OF
   CONVECTION -- AIDED BY PRESENCE OF MODEST SHEAR.  THOUGH MOST STORMS
   SHOULD REMAIN SUB-SEVERE...A LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUST OR TWO
   AND/OR MARGINAL HAIL MAY OCCUR BEFORE STORMS DIURNALLY WEAKEN DURING
   THE EVENING.
   
   ..GOSS.. 03/20/2013
   
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