Mar 14, 2014 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Mar 14 15:51:39 UTC 2014 (20140314 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140314 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140314 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140314 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
20140314 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
20140314 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 141548

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1048 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014

   VALID 141630Z - 151200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   PROGRESSIVE...WEAK SPLIT FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SAT. NRN STREAM
   SYSTEM NOW ENTERING WA SHOULD CONTINUE ESE INTO WY BY THE END OF THE
   PERIOD WHILE SRN BRANCH TROUGH NOW OVER AZ ASSUMES A MORE NEUTRAL
   TILT AS IT MOVES E INTO ERN NM/FAR W TX. DOWNSTREAM FROM BOTH
   SYSTEMS...LEE TROUGHING/WEAK CYCLOGENESIS IS EXPECTED AT THE SFC
   OVER THE SRN AND CNTRL HIGH PLNS. MODEST RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST
   OVER THE SRN PLNS BETWEEN NOW AND SAT AHEAD OF THESE FEATURES.
   SUFFICIENT ASSOCIATED DESTABILIZATION MAY OCCUR TO SUPPORT SCTD
   ELEVATED TSTM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE RED RVR VLY TOWARD THE END OF THE
   PERIOD. OTHERWISE...DIURNALLY-ENHANCED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY E
   OF AZ UPR IMPULSE.

   ...AZ/NM TODAY...
   ISOLD TO WDLY SCTD TSTMS EXPECTED THIS AFTN/EVE OVER THE HIGHER
   TERRAIN OF CNTRL/NRN AZ/NM AS SFC HEATING FURTHER DESTABILIZES
   REGION ALREADY SUBJECT TO MID-LVL MOISTENING/ASCENT AHEAD OF AZ UPR
   TROUGH. SUFFICIENT BOUNDARY-LAYER MOISTURE SHOULD BE PRESENT FOR
   100-300 J/KG MLCAPE. THE TSTM THREAT MAY LINGER INTO MID-EVE...BUT
   SHOULD DIMINISH FROM W-E WITH EWD MOVEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE LIFT.

   ...SRN PLNS AFTER 09Z...
   POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED TSTMS SHOULD INCREASE DURING THE LAST FEW
   HOURS OF THE PERIOD OVER PARTS OF THE SRN PLNS AS MODEST LWR
   TROPOSPHERIC SSW FLOW BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY SAT ALLOWS FOR
   APPRECIABLE MOISTENING OF THE 925-850 MB LAYER AHEAD OF APPROACHING
   UPR TROUGH. THIS POTENTIAL APPEARS GREATEST FROM PARTS OF NW TX AND
   THE RED RVR VLY E/NE INTO PARTS OF SRN OK...ALTHOUGH ISOLD THUNDER
   ALSO COULD OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE TX PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST
   LARGE-SCALE ASCENT OVER THE REGION LIKELY WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL
   AFTER 12Z SAT. BUT SUFFICIENT JUXTAPOSITIONING OF LIFT WITH
   INCREASING MOISTURE AND STEEP MID-LVL LAPSE RATES MAY OCCUR TO
   PROMOTE HAIL IN A FEW CELLS. WHILE MUCAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG MAY
   DEVELOP...MODEST CLOUD-LAYER SHEAR SHOULD LIMIT UPDRAFT
   ORGANIZATION/SUSTENANCE.

   ..CORFIDI/CARBIN.. 03/14/2014

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