Monday, January 16, 2017

SPC Jan 16, 2017 0700 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
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Day 2 Convective Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1240 AM CST Mon Jan 16 2017

Valid 171200Z - 181200Z

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS...

...SUMMARY...
A marginal severe threat will be possible across the lower to middle
Texas Coastal Plains on Tuesday.

...Texas Coastal Plains/Lower Mississippi Valley...
An upper-level low will move northeastward into the upper Rio Grande
Valley today as southwest mid-level flow remains over the southern
Plains. A cold front is forecast to move southward into south
central Texas extending northeastward across the Texas Coastal
Plains. South of the front, surface dewpoints appear likely to be in
the mid to upper 60s F which should result in some destabilization
by afternoon. Although large-scale ascent is forecast to remain
weak, low-level convergence along the front may be enough along with
surface heating to allow for scattered thunderstorm development from
the late afternoon into the evening. NAM forecast soundings at
21Z/Tuesday near Corpus Christi show MLCAPE near 500 J/kg, 0-6 km
shear of 55 to 60 kt and steep low-level lapse rates. This may be
enough for a marginal severe threat with hail and strong wind gusts
as the primary threats.

Further northeastward across southeast Texas into the lower
Mississippi Valley, thunderstorms will also be possible along the
cold front Tuesday afternoon. Along this corridor, instability and
deep-layer shear is forecast to be weaker with northeastward extent.
This combined with an upper-level ridge in the lower Mississippi
Valley will probably limit severe threat potential across the
region.

..Broyles.. 01/16/2017

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