SPC AC 120720
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0220 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013
VALID 141200Z - 151200Z
...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST ON THURSDAY. THE MODELS GRADUALLY INCREASE
MID-LEVEL FLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE DURING THE DAY.
THIS SHOULD ADVECT COOLER MID-LEVEL TEMPS INTO THE NRN ROCKIES
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHICH IN TURN SHOULD STEEPEN MID-LEVEL LAPSE
RATES. AS A RESULT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP IN THE NRN
ROCKIES OR PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LARGE-SCALE ASCENT
IS FORECAST TO BE WEAK AT THE TOP OF THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE
SUGGESTING CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL REMAIN VERY ISOLATED PROBABLY
REMAINING BELOW THE 10 PERCENT THUNDER THRESHOLD.
..BROYLES.. 03/12/2013
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NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 3 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0730Z
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