Wednesday, August 27, 2008

MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2171

ACUS11 KWNS 270853
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 270852
NCZ000-271015-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2171
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0352 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF THE WRN CAROLINAS

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 869...

VALID 270852Z - 271015Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 869 CONTINUES.

LATEST RUC GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT SOUTHERLY 850 FLOW TO THE LEE OF
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. BUT...LOW-LEVEL
HODOGRAPHS REMAIN MAXIMIZED AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE RISK OF TORNADOES
...WHERE THE LOW-LEVEL JET AXIS INTERSECTS A REMNANT SURFACE
BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. AND...
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS LOCALLY ENHANCED NEAR A SIGNIFICANT 2
HOUR SURFACE PRESSURE FALL CENTER...WHICH APPEARS COINCIDENT WITH
STRONGEST BOUNDARY LAYER WARMING/MOISTENING...NOW NORTHEAST OF
CHARLOTTE. POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED/BRIEF TORNADOES APPEARS HIGHEST
WITH THIS PERTURBATION...WHICH MAY PROGRESS ACROSS THE
WINSTON-SALEM/GREENSBORO AREA BY 12-13Z.

..KERR.. 08/27/2008

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

ATTN...WFO...RAH...RNK...GSP...

35278103 35628119 36018096 36238061 36208001 35817975
35278006 35118066

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