Dec 9, 2014 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Dec 9 12:50:57 UTC 2014 (20141209 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20141209 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20141209 1300 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
20141209 1300 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
20141209 1300 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
20141209 1300 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 091250

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0650 AM CST TUE DEC 09 2014

   VALID 091300Z - 101200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY OCCUR OVER THE CAPE COD REGION LATER
   TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED STRIKES ALSO MAY OCCUR TODAY OVER
   COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND THIS AFTERNOON OVER
   EASTERN ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

   ...SYNOPTIC SETUP...
   CLOSED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OVER THE CNTRL/SRN APPALACHIANS
   TODAY...BEFORE FURTHER BECOMING CUT-OFF OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC CST
   EARLY WED.  AT THE SAME TIME...MAIN BELT OF THE WLYS WILL PERSIST
   FROM THE E PACIFIC ACROSS SRN BC/WA INTO CNTRL CANADA. WITHIN THIS
   FLOW...A SHORTWAVE NOW CROSSING 130W WILL CONTINUE NE INTO SRN BC
   THIS EVE...AS A STRONGER UPSTREAM DISTURBANCE NOW NEARING 150W
   DEVELOPS RAPIDLY NEWD AND APPROACHES VANCOUVER ISLAND BY 12Z WED.
   FARTHER S...WEAK SRN STREAM LOW SHOULD ADVANCE SLOWLY E ACROSS SRN
   AZ.  

   EXPANSIVE SFC RIDGING WILL MAINTAIN LARGELY STABLE LOW-LVL
   CONDITIONS E OF THE RCKYS. STRONG/PERSISTENT SSWLY LOW-LVL FLOW
   WILL...HOWEVER...MAINTAIN MARITIME AIR ALONG THE N PACIFIC CST. 

   ...CAPE COD AREA THIS AFTN INTO TNGT...
   SHOWERS AND PERHAPS ISOLD EMBEDDED TSTMS WILL OCCUR LATER TODAY INTO
   TNGT OVER CAPE COD AND THE ADJACENT CSTL WATERS...DURING PERIOD OF
   STRONGEST ELEVATED WAA/MOISTURE TRANSPORT PRIOR TO CLOSING-OFF OF
   MID-ATLANTIC UPR LOW.

   ...PAC NW CST TODAY...
   ISOLD EMBEDDED LIGHTNING/STORMS MAY ACCOMPANY PASSAGE OF LEAD UPR
   IMPULSE OVER CSTL WA AND ORE TODAY IN STRONG SWLY MID-LVL JET.
   SATELLITE DOES NOT...HOWEVER...SUGGEST THAT THE SYSTEM IS
   PARTICULARLY COLD. IN ADDITION...ONSHORE FLOW AT THE SFC WILL BE
   TEMPERED BY EXPECTED TRACK OF THE IMPULSE...AND ITS LIKELY
   DEAMPLIFICATION. WHILE ONSHORE COMPONENT SHOULD RE-STRENGTHEN LATE
   IN THE PERIOD WITH THE APPROACH OF THE 150W DISTURBANCE...ANY
   ACCOMPANYING THUNDER SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER 12Z WED.  
    
   ...E CNTRL/SE AZ AND W CNTRL/SW NM THIS AFTN...
   SCTD...DIURNALLY-ENHANCED CONVECTION/ISOLD STORMS SHOULD OCCUR OVER
   ERN AZ AND WRN NM TODAY AS SRN STREAM DISTURBANCE CONTINUES SLOWLY E
   ATOP ADEQUATELY WARM/MOIST AIR MASS. ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MOST
   CONCENTRATED IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF MAIN UPR VORT.

   ..CORFIDI/GLEASON.. 12/09/2014

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