Saturday, December 17, 2011

DAY1SVR: Day 1 Convective Outlook

ACUS01 KWNS 171602
SWODY1
SPC AC 171600

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

VALID 171630Z - 181200Z

...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

...SYNOPSIS...

THE PRIMARY BELT OF WESTERLIES WILL BE MAINTAINED FROM WRN CANADA
THROUGH THE MID MS VALLEY TO OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WITH SOME
AMPLIFICATION OF ERN CONUS LARGE-SCALE TROUGH FORECAST THIS PERIOD.
ELSEWHERE...A CUT-OFF LOW OFF THE BAJA COAST WILL BEGIN TO EDGE EWD
TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A SHORT WAVE TROUGH PROGRESSING SEWD TOWARD
THE PACIFIC NW COAST. IN THE LOW LEVELS...A SURFACE ANTICYCLONE
WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SRN PLAINS EWD INTO THE LOWER MS
VALLEY...MAINTAINING OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF COAST.

...LOWER CO VALLEY...

12Z MODEL GUIDANCE IS CONSISTENT IN INDICATING THAT A VORTICITY
MAXIMUM WILL ROTATE AROUND THE DEEP-LAYER CYCLONE...ENHANCING
FORCING FOR ASCENT ACROSS THE REGION AFTER 18/00Z. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT THIS FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL ALIGN WITH STEEP
MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES AND A MOISTENING AIR MASS WITH MUCAPE OF
100-200 J/KG AND EL HEIGHTS EXTENDING ABOVE THE -20 DEGREE C
ISOTHERM. AS SUCH...A GENERAL TSTM AREA HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED...ELEVATED TSTM POTENTIAL TONIGHT.

..MEAD.. 12/17/2011

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