Sunday, March 9, 2008

MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0387

ACUS11 KWNS 100254
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 100253
TXZ000-100500-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0387
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0953 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF THE PECOS VALLEY/EDWARDS PLATEAU AND
ADJACENT AREAS TO THE EAST

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY

VALID 100253Z - 100500Z

ADDITIONAL STRONG/ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY APPEARS
POSSIBLE THROUGH 06-07Z...MAINLY NEAR AND WEST/SOUTHWEST OF THE
JUNCTION/SAN ANGELO AREAS.

ANOTHER IMPULSE/SPEED MAXIMUM EMANATING FROM THE BROADER SCALE
TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF NOSING
THROUGH THE TEXAS BIG BEND REGION. AND...STRONGER MID-LEVEL
COOLING/LIFT IN THE EXIT REGION OF THIS JET STREAK APPEARS LIKELY TO
OVERSPREAD THE PECOS VALLEY/EDWARDS PLATEAU REGION BETWEEN NOW AND
06-07Z. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A
WESTWARD LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SURGE INTO THIS REGION...WHERE LOWER
LEVELS REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM DESPITE THE ONSET OF DAYTIME HEATING.

MID-LEVEL COOLING MAY OFFSET ANY ADDITIONAL LOW-LEVEL COOLING DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS...MAINTAINING AT LEAST WEAK CONDITIONAL
INSTABILITY WITH MOST UNSTABLE CAPE ON THE ORDER OF 500 J/KG. IN
CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE 50+ KT MID-LEVEL JET AXIS...DEEP LAYER SHEAR
ALONG/WEST OF A 30-40 KT SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET WILL BE SUFFICIENT
FOR SUPERCELLS. LOW MID-LEVEL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
ENHANCE EVAPORATIVE COOLING NEAR HEAVY RAIN CORES... WHICH COULD
STILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. BUT...THE RISK FOR
LARGE HAIL WILL PROBABLY BECOME THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT...AS
SURFACE COOLING CONTINUES INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.KERR.. 03/10/2008

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

ATTN...WFO...EWX...SJT...MAF...

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