Thursday, December 24, 2015

SPC Dec 24, 2015 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
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DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0155 PM CST THU DEC 24 2015

VALID 242000Z - 251200Z

...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS DEEP SOUTH...

...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS CNTRL NC TO SE VA...

...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS ARKLATEX AND MID-SOUTH...

...SUMMARY...
LOCALIZED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING
ACROSS PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST STATES.
OVERNIGHT...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP FROM
NEAR THE ARK-LA-TEX TO MID-SOUTH.

...MID ATLANTIC TO CENTRAL GULF COAST...
HAVE CONTINUED THE TREND OF DECREASING SPATIAL EXTENT FOR LOW
TORNADO AND DAMAGING WIND PROBABILITIES GIVEN THE ON-TRACK LIMITING
FACTORS DETAILED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION. OVERALL RISK APPEARS TO
BE MARGINAL AND SHOULD FURTHER DIMINISH INTO THIS EVENING.

...NERN TX INTO WEST TN...
MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS IN RESPONSE TO RECENT GUIDANCE WITH THE
CONTINUED EXPECTATION OF SCATTERED STORMS OVERNIGHT...AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW EMBEDDED TRANSIENT SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE
OF ALL HAZARDS.

..GRAMS.. 12/24/2015

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1023 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015/

...MID ATLANTIC TO CENTRAL GULF COAST TODAY...
BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW IS PRESENT TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE CONUS...WITH
THE UPPER SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE SEVERE WEATHER ON
WEDNESDAY NOW LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO CANADA.  THE REMNANT SURFACE
BAROCLINIC ZONE EXTENDS FROM VA SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS INTO GA/AL.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY...AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.  UPPER
60S TO NEAR 70F DEWPOINTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
CONVECTION...COMBINED WITH RATHER STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT...WILL MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR SOME CONCERN FOR
STRONG STORMS.  HOWEVER...MID LEVEL HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO STEADILY
RISE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 
ALSO...LOCAL VAD PROFILES AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS THROUGHOUT THE
SOUTHEAST SHOW LOW LEVEL WINDS AND VERTICAL SHEAR SLOWLY RELAXING. 
THESE PROCESSES WILL TEND TO LIMIT THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION OF
STORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY...RESULTING IN ONLY A MARGINAL RISK OF
SEVERE STORMS.  NEVERTHELESS...THERE WILL REMAIN THE POTENTIAL FOR
AN ISOLATED POCKET OR TWO OF INTENSIFICATION /INCLUDING SUPERCELL OR
BOW FORMATION/ ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BOUNDARY TODAY.

...NERN TX INTO WEST TN TONIGHT...
LATER TONIGHT...STRONG LOW LEVEL WARM/MOIST ADVECTION WILL COMMENCE
FROM EAST TX INTO AR/TN AND NORTHERN MS.  A CONSENSUS OF MODEL
SOLUTIONS INDICATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT ALONG THIS CORRIDOR.  FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SOME
CONCERN FOR ROTATING STORMS CAPABLE OF HAIL/GUSTY WINDS OR EVEN A
BRIEF TORNADO.

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