Mar 20, 2013 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Mar 20 16:21:34 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130320 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130320 1630 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 1630 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 1630 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 201617
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1117 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013
   
   VALID 201630Z - 211200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW IS PRESENT TODAY OVER THE EASTERN UNITED
   STATES...WHILE AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. 
   SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS
   OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/GREAT BASIN...ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF FL.
   
   ...FL...
   SATELLITE/RADAR LOOPS SHOW MULTIPLE CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS
   ONGOING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.  CLOUD DEBRIS FROM THIS
   ACTIVITY HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE FL PENINSULA...LIMITING DAYTIME
   HEATING AND REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES. 
   MODEL CONSENSUS IS THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER
   THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN PENINSULA WHERE DEEP WESTERLY FLOW
   WILL ENHANCE CONVERGENCE.  HOWEVER...THE REDUCED DAYTIME HEATING
   WILL LESSEN THE STRENGTH OF THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION. 
   NEVERTHELESS...WILL MAINTAIN LOW WIND/HAIL PROBABILITIES DUE TO COOL
   TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...BUT ORGANIZED
   SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
   
   ..HART/PETERS/MARSH.. 03/20/2013
   
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