Nov 15, 2014 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Nov 15 05:48:35 UTC 2014 (20141115 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20141115 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20141115 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20141115 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.
Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20141115 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.
Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20141115 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.
Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 150548

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1148 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2014

   VALID 151200Z - 161200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
   SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
   TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN...EAST TEXAS...AND WESTERN LOUISIANA.

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   BROAD CYCLONIC MID TO HIGH-LEVEL FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE LOWER 48 WILL
   FEATURE AN AMPLIFYING MID-UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SPEED MAXIMA
   MOVING SEWD FROM ORE INTO NRN AZ DURING THE DAY 1 PERIOD.  A SUBTLE
   UPPER TROUGH OVER THE DESERT SW/NWRN MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
   TO CNTRL TX AND N-CNTRL MEXICO BY EARLY SUNDAY.  

   IN THE LOW-LEVELS...AN INVERTED TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG
   THE TX COAST NEWD INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT IN PARTIAL
   RESPONSE TO THE UPSTREAM UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE WRN GULF
   BASIN.  FARTHER N...A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SWD OVER THE
   CNTRL PLAINS AND THROUGH THE SRN HIGH PLAINS OVERNIGHT.  

   ...PORTIONS OF E-SERN TX AND WRN LA INTO SRN AR...
   STRENGTHENING H85 MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO TONIGHT
   ATOP A PARTIALLY MODIFYING AIRMASS OVER COASTAL TX/LA.  VEERING
   LOW-LEVEL ELY-SLY FLOW OVER THE WRN GULF WILL AID IN SHARPENING A
   DEVELOPING INVERTED TROUGH ALONG THE TX COAST DURING THE DAY AND
   INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.  SHOWERS AND ELEVATED ISOLD-WIDELY
   SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITHIN
   A ZONE OF WAA/ISENTROPIC ASCENT OVER THIS REGION.  DESPITE STRONG
   DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...WEAK BUOYANCY LIKELY ROOTED ABOVE THE SURFACE
   /AOB 500 J PER KG MUCAPE/ WILL PRECLUDE LOW SEVERE PROBABILITIES
   THIS FORECAST.

   ..SMITH/GLEASON.. 11/15/2014

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