Oct 22, 2013 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Oct 22 04:52:36 UTC 2013 (20131022 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20131022 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20131022 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20131022 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
20131022 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
20131022 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 220448

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1148 PM CDT MON OCT 21 2013

   VALID 221200Z - 231200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS/FORECAST...
   A BROAD AREA OF MID/UPPER-LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW WILL OVERLIE MUCH OF
   THE ERN CONUS AROUND A DEEP CYCLONE TRACKING NEWD FROM ERN ONTARIO
   INTO QUEBEC. ONE SHORTWAVE IMPULSE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BROADER AREA
   OF CYCLONIC FLOW WILL TRACK FROM THE CNTRL PLAINS ACROSS THE MID MS
   VALLEY TO THE OH VALLEY AND WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY ANOTHER IMPULSE
   ENTERING THE NRN PLAINS FROM THE SRN CANADIAN PRAIRIE PROVINCES.
   DEEP ASCENT ACCOMPANYING THESE FEATURES WILL REMAIN DISPLACED TO THE
   N/NW OF A REMNANT FRONT ORIENTED NE/SW ACROSS PARTS OF THE SERN
   STATES. S OF THIS FRONT...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
   WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A MOIST/MARGINALLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. LOCALLY
   GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH THIS ACTIVITY AROUND PEAK HEATING...BUT
   SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

   ELSEWHERE...THE FLOW AROUND WEAK SFC LOW PRESSURE ACCOMPANYING THE
   AFOREMENTIONED IMPULSE TRACKING ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY COULD
   ENCOURAGE THE RETURN OF POOR-QUALITY MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
   SERN-CONUS FRONTAL ZONE INTO PARTS OF ERN MO AND CNTRL/WRN IL. IN
   THESE AREAS...LOW-TOPPED CONVECTION MAY OCCUR INVOF A FRONT
   ATTENDANT TO THE LOW AROUND PEAK HEATING...AND SPORADIC LIGHTNING
   STRIKES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HOWEVER...SINCE CAPE MAY NOT EXTEND
   SUFFICIENTLY DEEP INTO ICING LAYERS ALOFT TO SUPPORT GREATER
   THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...GENERAL THUNDERSTORM DELINEATION IS NOT
   BEING MADE AT THIS TIME BUT COULD BE NEEDED IN SUBSEQUENT OUTLOOKS.
   ALSO...COLD MID-LEVEL CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED BY H5 TEMPERATURES
   LOCALLY COLDER THAN -30C WILL OVERLIE THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND
   SUPPORT CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED PRECIPITATION OVER THE WARMER LAKE
   WATERS. HOWEVER...BUOYANCY PROFILES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE
   FOR ANY MORE THAN AN ISOLATED LIGHTING STRIKE OR TWO.

   ..COHEN/GUYER.. 10/22/2013

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