Nov 18, 2014 0830 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Tue Nov 18 08:30:24 UTC 2014 (20141118 0830Z Day 3 shapefile | 20141118 0830Z Day 3 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20141118 0830 UTC Day 3 Outlook Graphic
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Graphic
20141118 0830 UTC Day Probabilitic Graphic
Probability of severe weather within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of significant severe within 25 miles of a point.
Prob. Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 180830

   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0230 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2014

   VALID 201200Z - 211200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVER
   SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS ESPECIALLY LATER THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

   ...SYNOPSIS...

   UPPER PATTERN WILL BEGIN THE TRANSITION TO A PROGRESSIVE REGIME AS
   THE ERN U.S. UPPER TROUGH DEAMPLIFIES AND MOVES TOWARD THE ATLANTIC
   SEABOARD. A WEAK...LOW-AMPLITUDE SRN-STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
   ADVANCE THROUGH THE SRN PLAINS AND THE LOWER MS VALLEY...WHILE A
   MUCH STRONGER UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES SEWD THROUGH CA INTO
   THE GREAT BASIN. AT THE SFC A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
   PERSIST OVER THE ERN STATES. UPSTREAM OF THIS FEATURE...A WARM FRONT
   WILL RETURN NWD THROUGH TX.

   ...SERN TX...

   LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL HAVE RETURNED TO SLY OVER THE WRN
   GULF...ADVECTING PARTIALLY MODIFIED GULF AIR WITH LOW TO MID 60S F
   DEWPOINTS NWD THROUGH THE TX WARM SECTOR BENEATH WEAK MID-LEVEL
   LAPSE RATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST MARGINAL MUCAPE /AOB 500
   J/KG/ OVER A PORTION OF SERN TX...AND SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW
   THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM WITHIN THE DEVELOPING WARM ADVECTION REGIME.

   ..DIAL.. 11/18/2014

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