ZCZC SPCSWODY1 ALL ACUS01 KWNS 231958 SPC AC 231958 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0258 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2003 VALID 232000Z - 241200Z GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SE TLH 35 N AYS 35 NNW CHS 25 S ILM ...CONT... 15 WSW ISP 25 N MSV 25 WSW SYR 45 N BUF. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 70 NW ANJ TVC 15 NW AZO 30 NNW IND 35 SSW HUF 10 W SLO 10 NE COU 45 SW IRK 30 ENE LWD MCW 30 E STC 25 W INL. GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WSW CZZ 35 N IPL 50 E BLH 25 WSW PHX 25 NNE TUS 10 SSW DUG. ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...UPPER MIDWEST... CURRENT ANALYSIS SHOWS SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S F ACROSS THE CNTRL PLAINS. THIS MOISTURE WILL GET TRANSPORTED NWD AS THE LOW-LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE WRN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE SWIFTLY SEWD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT. LARGE-SCALE FORCING SHOULD BE WEAK BUT LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW-LEVEL JET AND CONVERGENCE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO INITIATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH MLCAPE WILL MARGINAL...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL EXIST ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD BAND OF 50 TO 60 KT MID-LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS...UPPER MIDWEST AND OH VALLEY. THIS WILL RESULT IN 0-6 KM SHEAR VALUES AROUND 50 KT WHICH MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...WEAK INSTABILITY WILL MAKE THE SEVERE THREAT MARGINAL AND A SLIGHT RISK IS NOT WARRANTED ATTM. ..BROYLES.. 09/23/2003 ...NOTICE... FOR USERS DECODING THE POINTS PARAGRAPH HEREIN...LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE POINTS FOR THE CATEGORICAL AND PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK GRAPHICS ALSO ARE LOCATED IN A SEPARATE PRODUCT UNDER THE WMO HEADINGS WUUS01 PTSDY1...WUUS02 PTSDY2...AND WUUS03 PTSDY3. THE INCLUSION OF POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT WILL EVENTUALLY BE DISCONTINUED. $$ |