Apr 29, 2015 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Apr 29 12:51:04 UTC 2015 (20150429 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150429 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150429 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MARGINAL 51,489 17,487,860 Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Tampa, FL...St. Petersburg, FL...Hialeah, FL...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150429 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.
Day 1 Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
2 % 51,445 17,488,418 Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Tampa, FL...St. Petersburg, FL...Hialeah, FL...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150429 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.
Day 1 Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 51,652 17,491,293 Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Tampa, FL...St. Petersburg, FL...Hialeah, FL...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150429 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.
Day 1 Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 45,498 17,190,541 Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Tampa, FL...St. Petersburg, FL...Hialeah, FL...
   SPC AC 291251

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0751 AM CDT WED APR 29 2015

   VALID 291300Z - 301200Z

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS FOR SERN GA AND THE FL
   PENINSULA...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A FEW INSTANCES OF MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS
   MAY ACCOMPANY WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE
   EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BY LATE MORNING
   INTO THE AFTERNOON.

   ...SERN GA THROUGH THE FL PENINSULA...

   IN WAKE OF MCS MOVING THROUGH S FL...MORNING VISIBLE SATELLITE
   IMAGERY SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL CLOUD BREAKS INDICATING THAT THE MOIST
   BOUNDARY LAYER WILL UNDERGO DESTABILIZATION...BUT WEAK MID LEVEL
   LAPSE RATES SHOULD LIMIT MLCAPE TO 1000-1500 J/KG. DEEPER FORCING
   ASSOCIATED WITH A PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE SERN U.S.
   WILL REMAIN ACROSS NRN FL ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SEWD MOVING COLD
   FRONT WHERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO UNDERGO INTENSIFICATION
   LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. STORM COVERAGE MIGHT REMAIN
   ISOLATED ACROSS CNTRL AND PORTIONS OF SRN FL. HOWEVER...AN INCREASE
   IN THE SWLY LLJ IS FORECAST LATER TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE
   PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGH...AND THIS MIGHT PROMOTE REDEVELOPMENT
   OF STORMS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT
   MAY STALL SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA. STRONG EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR /AOA
   45 KT/ WILL SUPPORT POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED STORMS INCLUDING
   SUPERCELLS. GIVEN LINGERING UNCERTAINTY REGARDING STORM COVERAGE AND
   EXPECTED MODEST INSTABILITY OVER MOST OF THE PENINSULA...WILL
   MAINTAIN LOWER END SEVERE PROBABILITIES THIS UPDATE.

   ..DIAL/COOK.. 04/29/2015

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