Sunday, April 2, 2017

SPC Apr 2, 2017 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Outlook Image
Day 3 Convective Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0220 AM CDT Sun Apr 02 2017

Valid 041200Z - 051200Z

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
THE OZARKS...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES...

...SUMMARY...
Strong thunderstorm activity is possible across parts of the south
central Plains into the Ozarks late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday
night, and across parts of the central Gulf Coast states late
Tuesday night, accompanied by some risk for severe weather.

...Synopsis...
Mid/upper flow across the U.S. appears likely to remain progressive
through this forecast period, but models suggest that the pattern
may undergo increasing amplification across the Pacific Coast into
the Plains by 12Z Wednesday.  This is expected to occur as a large
upper trough develops near the leading edge of a strong mid-latitude
Pacific jet, and approaches the Canadian/U.S. Pacific coast.  Within
split downstream westerlies, a vigorous southern branch impulse is
forecast to turn east of the southern Rockies, with significant
surface cyclogenesis continuing northeast of the Texas Panhandle
region through the south central Plains.  At the same time, northern
stream troughing may dig east of the Canadian Rockies through the
Canadian Prairies and adjacent international border area, but the
two streams are expected to remain out of phase through this period.
 
Farther downstream, a deamplifying short wave impulse appears likely
to accelerate east of the upper Ohio Valley, and off the north
Atlantic coast.  Renewed surface cyclogenesis is possible commencing
early in the period near northern Mid Atlantic and southern New
England coastal areas, with considerable low-level drying in its
wake, across the mid/southern Atlantic Seaboard.  Guidance does
appear increasingly suggestive that substantive boundary layer
moisture return to Gulf coastal areas is possible by late Tuesday
night, but moistening within the warm sector of the Plains cyclone
is expected to remain much more modest through at least this
forecast period.

...South central Plains into the Ozarks...
Despite limited moisture return, steepening lapse rates associated
with strong mid/upper forcing for ascent and differential thermal
advection is expected to contribute to at least weak CAPE near the
slowly deepening surface cyclone center by late Tuesday afternoon. 
In the presence of strong shear, vigorous convection accompanied by
a risk for severe weather appears possible, perhaps including a
couple of supercells, and could spread into the Ozarks Tuesday
night.

...Central Gulf States...
Deterministic guidance appears more bullish than the ensemble output
(particularly the NCEP SREF) suggests concerning low-level moisture
return and potential for vigorous thunderstorm development prior to
12Z Wednesday.  If this occurs, it will probably do so in the
presence of strengthening shear supportive of some severe weather
potential, including a risk for supercell development.

..Kerr.. 04/02/2017

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