Wednesday, May 30, 2007

MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0930

ACUS11 KWNS 301824
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 301823
LAZ000-TXZ000-302000-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0930
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0123 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2007

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF SE TX...SW LA

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 310...

VALID 301823Z - 302000Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 310
CONTINUES.

WW MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED LOCALLY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS/EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

WHILE MID-LEVEL INHIBITION REMAINS CONSIDERABLE TO THE WEST...
LATEST RUC GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT HEATED MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER
NORTH/NORTHEAST OF GALVESTON BAY IS BECOMING UNCAPPED...WITH CAPE IN
EXCESS OF 2000 J/KG. FORCING ALONG SURFACE COLD POOL APPROACHING
LUFKIN HAS MAINTAINED SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO SUPPORT CONTINUING
VIGOROUS CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...WHICH STILL SEEMS LIKELY TO
INTENSIFY IN THE PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING. FLOW FIELDS/ VERTICAL
SHEAR ARE WEAK AND PROGRESSIVELY WEAKER WITH SOUTHWARD EXTENT INTO
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL AREAS. HOWEVER...UNSATURATED LOW/ MID
TROPOSPHERE IS STILL EXPECTED TO PROMOTE CONSIDERABLE EVAPORATIVE
COOLING NEAR HEAVY RAIN CORES...ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNBURSTS.
AND...SURFACE COLD POOL MAY SURGE SOUTHWARD INTO UPPER TEXAS COASTAL
AREAS WITH BROADER SCALE STRONG GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING OR BRIEFLY
EXCEEDING SEVERE LIMITS BY 21-22Z.

.KERR.. 05/30/2007

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

ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...HGX...

31699489 31859394 31299336 30469312 29989324 29609399
29609501 29979544 30809542 31209537

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