Saturday, April 26, 2008

MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0744

ACUS11 KWNS 262044
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 262043
TXZ000-262245-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0744
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0343 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...TX PANHANDLE AND NW TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 262043Z - 262245Z

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH 2230Z. A
WW MAY BE NEEDED WITHIN THE NEXT HR OR TWO.

AT 2030Z...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED CONGESTED CUMULUS
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF DEVELOPING SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER NE
NM. SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS 1MB/HR HAVE BEEN OCCURRING EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER WAVE. 18Z MAF RAOB DEPICTED
STEEP LOW TO MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES 7.5 - 8.5 DEG C. ONE OF THE
LIMITING FACTORS ATTM APPEARS TO BE THE SPARSE MOISTURE IN PLACE
CURRENTLY /LESS THAN 0.5 INCH PWATS/. HOWEVER...20Z SURFACE
ANALYSIS SHOWS A PLUME OF UPPER 40S TO 50S SURFACE DEWPOINTS
ADVECTING NWWD. THIS WILL SUPPORT A N TO S GRADIENT OF MARGINAL TO
MODERATE INSTABILITY WITH MUCAPES 500 - 1750 J/KG. WITH FAVORABLE
DEEP LAYER SHEAR ALOFT /50 KTS 0 - 6 KM/...SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL BE
LIKELY WITH ANY ORGANIZED/SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS ONCE STORMS DEVELOP.
AS STORMS MOVE SEWD CLOSER TO THE DEEPER MORE MOIST AIRMASS S OF THE
REGION...STORMS WILL THEN POSE A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL.

..SMITH.. 04/26/2008

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

ATTN...WFO...SJT...LUB...AMA...MAF...

34460287 34820230 34970205 35350158 35670106 35730094
35730068 35590027 35080028 34150066 33170080 30710018
30540067 30580157 33820300 34230299

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