Feb 11, 2014 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Feb 11 16:45:37 UTC 2014 (20140211 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140211 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140211 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140211 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
20140211 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
20140211 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 111642

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1042 AM CST TUE FEB 11 2014

   VALID 111630Z - 121200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE AMPLIFIED THIS PERIOD
   AS SHORTWAVE IMPULSE NOW OVER NM/W TX CONTINUES E/ENE INTO THE LWR
   MS VLY AHEAD OF NRN STREAM IMPULSE AMPLIFYING SE FROM THE NRN HIGH
   PLNS. PERSISTENT WAA/MOISTURE TRANSPORT AHEAD OF THE NM/TX
   SYSTEM...ATOP SHALLOW COLD FRONT NOW MOVING SE ACROSS THE WRN AND
   NRN GULF OF MEXICO...WILL LEAD TO EPISODIC AREAS OF
   CONVECTION/POTENTIAL STORMS OVER THE WRN AND CNTRL GULF CST REGION
   THROUGH EARLY WED.

   ...WRN/CNTRL GULF CSTL PLN THROUGH WED...
   OCCASIONAL BANDS/CLUSTERS OF ELEVATED CONVECTION/STORMS EXPECTED TO
   MOVE W TO E ACROSS THE WRN AND CNTRL GULF CST REGION THROUGH THE
   PERIOD...WITH THE ACTIVITY ALSO EXTENDING SWD ACROSS THE GULF. IN
   GENERAL...THE STRONGEST CONVECTION SHOULD SHIFT EWD ACROSS OUTLOOK
   AREA WITH TIME.

   LATEST SATELLITE AND SFC DATA SUGGEST THAT AIR MASS OVER THE NRN AND
   WRN GULF OF MEXICO...S OF SHALLOW COLD FRONT...WILL REMAIN ONLY
   PARTIALLY MODIFIED THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH THE RICHER GULF AIR
   CONTINUING TO BE CONFINED TO POINTS FARTHER S. THUS...CONVECTION N
   OF THE BOUNDARY SHOULD BE ROOTED AOA ROUGHLY 850 MB ALONG THE GULF
   CSTL PLN FROM SE TX TO THE FL PANHANDLE. FARTHER W...EML CAP SHOULD
   PROHIBIT DEEP CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...WHILE FARTHER E...LOW-LVL WAA
   AND ISENTROPIC ASCENT WILL REMAIN COMPARATIVELY WEAK. WITH MUCAPE
   REMAINING AROUND 250-500 J/KG AND MID-LVL LAPSE RATES/DEEP SHEAR
   RELATIVELY WEAK...SVR POTENTIAL APPEARS QUITE LOW.

   ALTHOUGH APPROACH OF NM/TX IMPULSE SHOULD FOSTER SFC WAVE
   DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE NRN GULF FRONTAL ZONE EARLY WED...ATTM BOTH
   CURRENT OBSERVATIONS /SWD PENETRATION OF SFC FRONT/ AND
   STRENGTH/TRACK OF IMPULSE SUGGEST THAT ASSOCIATED WARM SECTOR...AND
   ANY THREAT FOR SVR STORMS...WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE S OF THE MOBILE/WRN
   FL PANHANDLE AREA.

   ..CORFIDI/PETERS.. 02/11/2014

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