Wednesday, November 21, 2007

MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2151

ACUS11 KWNS 211828
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 211828
ILZ000-IAZ000-WIZ000-MOZ000-NEZ000-212330-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2151
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1228 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007

AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL AND SRN IA...EXTRM SE NE...EXTRM NRN MO

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW

VALID 211828Z - 212330Z

SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH POSSIBLY 2 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS THIS AREA
DURING AFTERNOON WITH EARLY THANKSGIVING STORM SYSTEM.

VERY STRONG MOIST ASCENT ABOVE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY AIDED BY A
COMBINATION OF RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF ONE JET COUPLED WITH LEFT
EXIT REGION OF JET NOSING INTO SRN IA IS EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS ALSO WILL PRODUCE VERY FAVORABLE LIFT IN
DENDRITE GROWTH REGION...FAVORING BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW OF 1 TO
POSSIBLY 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

EVEN THOUGH THIS AREA IS NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW AND THE 10 PERCENT
THUNDER LINE...ELEVATED INSTABILITY WITH 50 TO 100 J/KG MAY SUPPORT
CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS THEREFORE...CANNOT RULE OUT ONE OR TWO CG OR
IC LIGHTNING FLASHES WITH HEAVIER BURSTS.

AS UPPER SUPPORT PULLS AWARE FROM AREA EXPECT ANY WINTER MIX TO
RAPIDLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND 00 UTC.

.BOTHWELL.. 11/21/2007

..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...DMX...EAX...OAX...

40039675 40729682 41229620 42069520 42369446 42899312
43049231 42839077 42339024 41539068 40909103 40589137
40389272 40019441

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