Jan 26, 2015 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Jan 26 19:30:58 UTC 2015 (20150126 2000Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150126 2000Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150126 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150126 2000 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.
Day 1 Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150126 2000 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.
Day 1 Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150126 2000 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.
Day 1 Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 261930

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0130 PM CST MON JAN 26 2015

   VALID 262000Z - 271200Z

   ...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   SUSTAINED THUNDERSTORMS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE CONTINENTAL U.S. THIS
   PERIOD.

   ...20Z OUTLOOK UPDATE...
   NO CHANGES ARE BEING MADE.  PROBABILITIES FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
   STILL APPEAR BELOW THE MINIMUM 10 PERCENT THRESHOLD FOR A
   CATEGORICAL THUNDERSTORM AREA.

   ..KERR.. 01/26/2015

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1017 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015/

   ...SYNOPTIC SETUP/FORECAST...
   AMPLIFIED WRN RIDGE/ERN TROUGH PATTERN WILL PERSIST. SHORTWAVE
   TROUGH NOW EXITING THE S ATLANTIC CST WILL CONTINUE E ATOP
   STRENGTHENING OFFSHORE BAROCLINIC ZONE LATER TODAY...INDUCING STRONG
   CYCLOGENESIS NE OF HATTERAS. THIS LOW SHOULD TRACK NNE TO NEAR
   40W/70W BY 12Z TUE...WITH APPRECIABLE DEEPENING LIKELY DURING THE
   OVERNIGHT.

   COLD AND/OR DRY/STABLE AIR AT LWR LVLS WILL PROHIBIT SFC-BASED TSTM
   DEVELOPMENT OVER THE CONUS. NEVERTHELESS...A COUPLE AREAS MAY
   EXPERIENCE A FEW SPORADIC LIGHTNING STRIKES. IN THE NEAR-TERM
   ---MID-LVL COLD ADVECTION/UPLIFT WITH NRN PART OF AFOREMENTIONED
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH MAY FOSTER SUFFICIENT DEEPENING OF EXISTING
   CONVECTIVE BAND IN ERN NC TO SUPPORT ISOLD LIGHTNING STRIKES AS THE
   BAND MOVES/DEVELOPS ENE ACROSS THE NC CSTL PLN AND TIDEWATER VA
   THROUGH MID AFTN. STORMS ALSO WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP OVER THE
   OFFSHORE GULF STREAM WATERS UNTIL CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT CLEARS THE
   AREA LATER TNGT.

   FARTHER N...ELEVATED WAA/MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND DEEP ASCENT WILL
   STRONGLY INCREASE LATE TNGT AND EARLY TUE OVER ERN LONG
   ISLAND...SERN NEW ENGLAND...AND THE ADJACENT CSTL WATERS. WHILE
   TEMPERATURE PROFILES MAY REMAIN TOO COLD FOR MUCH CHARGE SEPARATION
   WITH INLAND EXTENT...EXPECTED TIGHTENING OF DEEP-LAYER BAROCLINIC
   ZONE MAY YIELD INCREASING COVERAGE OF EMBEDDED ELEVATED
   CONVECTION...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES...LATER IN THE PERIOD.
   MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN S AND E OF CAPE COD.

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