Jun 3, 2013 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Jun 3 05:35:37 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130603 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130603 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
20130603 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
20130603 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
SLIGHT 150,403 1,664,916 Lubbock, TX...Amarillo, TX...Grand Island, NE...Garden City, KS...North Platte, NE...
   SPC AC 030531

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1231 AM CDT MON JUN 03 2013

   VALID 031200Z - 041200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE SRN THROUGH THE CNTRL
   HIGH PLAINS...

   ...SYNOPSIS...

   PROGRESSIVE SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL PREVAIL MONDAY WITH BELT OF FASTER
   WLYS CONFINED TO NRN TIER STATES. UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER ONTARIO
   WILL ADVANCE INTO QUEBEC...WHILE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE NRN
   ROCKIES MOVES INTO THE NRN PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS TROUGH WILL
   BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FRONT THAT WILL OCCLUDE OVER THE NRN PLAINS WITH
   TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SWWD THROUGH THE CNTRL ROCKIES. LEE
   TROUGH/DRYLINE WILL EXTEND FROM THE SRN THROUGH THE CNTRL HIGH
   PLAINS DURING THE DAY.  

   ...CNTRL THROUGH SRN HIGH PLAINS AREAS...

   LOW-MID 50S DEWPOINTS WILL ADVECT THROUGH THE SRN AND CNTRL HIGH
   PLAINS BENEATH STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES ALONG SLY LLJ EAST OF LEE
   TROUGH. THIS PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DIABATIC WARMING WILL
   RESULT IN AN AXIS OF 1500-2000 J/KG MLCAPE FROM WRN TX NWD THROUGH
   CNTRL NEB...WITH THE GREATER INSTABILITY LIKELY OVER WRN TX. STRONG
   DIABATIC WARMING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DEEPLY MIXED BOUNDARY LAYERS
   ALONG AND WEST OF THE TROUGH AXIS. STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY
   LATE AFTERNOON WITHIN ZONE OF CONVERGENCE AND WEAKENING CONVECTIVE
   INHIBITION ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. BELT OF STRONGER WLYS WILL RESIDE
   NORTH OF THE WARM SECTOR. HOWEVER...SELY WINDS VEERING TO WLY 30-35
   KT AT 500 MB WILL RESULT IN 40+ KT EFFECTIVE SHEAR FROM NRN PART OF
   WRN TX NWD THROUGH THE CNTRL PLAINS. HIGHER BASED SUPERCELLS WILL BE
   THE INITIAL STORM MODE...BUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITY MAY EVENTUALLY
   CONGEAL INTO LINE SEGMENTS AND CLUSTERS AND PERSIST INTO THE PLAINS
   DURING THE EVENING SUPPORTED BY A STRENGTHENING LLJ. LARGE HAIL AND
   DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS THROUGH MID EVENING.

   ...SWRN TX...

   OTHER STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH OVER THE HIGHER
   TERRAIN OF SWRN TX WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT OF WEAK SHEAR...BUT STEEP
   LAPSE RATES AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT A THREAT FOR
   ISOLATED DOWNBURSTS AND LARGE HAIL. DUE TO WEAK FLOW ALOFT...THIS
   ACTIVITY WILL PROBABLY SLOW TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

   ..DIAL/BUNTING.. 06/03/2013

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