MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1418
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0649 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2003
AREAS AFFECTED...ECENTRAL/SERN NM
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
VALID 192349Z - 200145Z
ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
ECENTRAL/SERN NM IN THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS. LIMITED DURATION/AREA OF
SEVERE THREAT WILL PRECLUDE THE NEED FOR A WW.
LATEST RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED INTENSIFYING CONVECTION ALONG AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDING ALONG THE SRN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY/NRN
GUADALUPE COUNTY LINE. CONVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL RIO GRANDE RIVER
VALLEY APPEARS TO HAVE RE-ORGANIZED IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES AS IT
ENCOUNTERED AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDING ALONG THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS FROM CLINES CORNERS SWD TO NRN LINCOLN COUNTY. SFC
MESOANALYSIS INDICATED A MESOLOW WAS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
THESE BOUNDARIES OVER SWRN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. THIS MESOLOW SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUS FOR THE MOST INTENSE CONVECTION AS IT MOVES
EWD AROUND 15 KTS INTO GUADALUPE AND DE BACA COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. AN AXIS OF CLEARING HAS PROVIDED FOR MODERATE INSTABILITY
WITH UP TO 1500 J/KG OF MLCAPE AHEAD OF THIS CONVECTION.LOW LEVEL
SELY INFLOW ALONG WITH 25-30 KT MID LEVEL WINDS PER AREAL
VWPS/PROFILERS WILL PROVIDE FOR SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR THE
THREAT FOR ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS ECENTRAL
AND SERN NM OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
..CROSBIE.. 06/19/2003
ATTN...WFO...ABQ...
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