Monday, March 16, 2009

DAY3SVR: Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman Ok

ACUS03 KWNS 160723
SWODY3
SPC AC 160721

DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0221 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

VALID 181200Z - 191200Z

...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

...SYNOPSIS...
SOME AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER PATTERN IS FORECAST THIS PERIOD...AS
THE FLAT TROUGH CROSSING THE N CENTRAL CONUS EXPANDS AS IT MOVES
INTO ERN CANADA/ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION.

AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING EWD ACROSS ERN
CANADA/THE NERN CONUS...AND SEWD ACROSS THE MIDWEST/OH
VALLEY/CENTRAL U.S. THROUGH THE PERIOD.

...MID MS/LOWER OH VALLEYS INTO THE OZARKS...
RETURN FLOW MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO BE LIMITED ACROSS THE S CENTRAL
CONUS AHEAD OF THE SAGGING SURFACE FRONT...AS A SURFACE RIDGE
PERSISTS ACROSS THE NRN GULF/GULF COAST REGION RESULTING IN
ELY/ENELY LOW-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

WHILE THE MARGINAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH RELATIVELY COLD MID-LEVEL
TEMPERATURES /AROUND -18 C AT H5/ SHOULD YIELD AMPLE AFTERNOON CAPE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INVOF THE
FRONT...CAPE SHOULD PROVE INSUFFICIENT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE
POTENTIAL. ATTM...IT APPEARS THAT A FEW STRONGER CELLS -- AIDED BY
MODEST SHEAR FORECAST ACROSS THIS REGION -- COULD REACH SEVERE
LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THUS -- WILL INTRODUCE A
LOW PROBABILITY THREAT FOR HAIL/WIND...WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY
AFTER PEAK HEATING.

..GOSS.. 03/16/2009

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