Jul 28, 2013 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Jul 28 05:38:37 UTC 2013 (20130728 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20130728 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130728 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130728 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
20130728 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
20130728 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 280535

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1235 AM CDT SUN JUL 28 2013

   VALID 281200Z - 291200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...NY/ERN PA/NJ/MD/DE...
   AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY AS
   A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATES AROUND THE SERN EDGE OF THE
   SYSTEM. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
   DEVELOP ALONG AN AXIS OF MODERATE INSTABILITY FROM MD NNEWD INTO THE
   HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS AT 21Z FROM WASHINGTON D.C.
   NNEWD TO NEAR ALBANY NY SHOW MLCAPE VALUES APPROACHING 1000 J/KG
   WITH 25 TO 35 KT OF 0-6 KM SHEAR. THIS COMBINED WITH SFC DEWPOINTS
   IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S AND STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY BE
   ENOUGH FOR MARGINAL WIND DAMAGE THREAT DURING THE MID TO LATE
   AFTERNOON.

   ....NRN HIGH PLAINS...
   A LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NRN ROCKIES
   TODAY AS WESTERLY FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NRN HIGH PLAINS.
   AT THE SFC...A LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN ERN MT THIS AFTERNOON
   WITH A MOIST AXIS EXTENDING NWD FROM ERN WY INTO NERN MT WITH SFC
   DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW 50S F. AS SFC TEMPS WARM AND MODERATE
   DESTABILIZATION TAKES PLACE...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INITIATE IN THE
   HIGHER TERRAIN OF CNTRL MT AND NEAR THE SFC LOW IN ERN MT. FORECAST
   SOUNDINGS AT 00Z/MON FOR BILLINGS AND MILES CITY MT SHOW SBCAPE
   VALUES OF 750 TO 1000 J/KG WITH 30 TO 40 KT OF 0-6 KM SHEAR. THIS
   COMBINED WITH VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES IN THE LOW TO MID-LEVELS SHOULD
   BE ENOUGH FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND HAIL. A SOMEWHAT DRY BOUNDARY
   LAYER IS EXPECTED ACROSS ERN MT AND NE WY WHICH SHOULD KEEP ANY
   SEVERE THREAT MARGINAL.

   ..BROYLES/COHEN.. 07/28/2013

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