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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0402
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0855 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011
AREAS AFFECTED...ERN WISCONSIN...UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...NRN
LWR MICHIGAN
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 120...121...
VALID 110155Z - 110330Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 120...121...CONTINUES.
THROUGH 04Z...THE CENTER OF THE DEEP AND SLOWLY DEEPENING SURFACE
CYCLONE APPEARS LIKELY TO CONTINUE MIGRATING EAST NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT PROGRESSING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN WISCONSIN. FORCING
ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONGLY DIVERGENT UPPER FLOW FIELD IS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...WHICH PROBABLY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
CONTINUING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF WEAK TO
MODERATE INSTABILITY. WITH A SOUTHWESTERLY 500 MB JET PROGGED TO
STRENGTHEN IN EXCESS OF 100 KT AS IT NOSES NORTHEAST OF THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND WARM SECTOR 850 MB FLOW STRENGTHENING FROM
50-70+ KT WHILE VEERING FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY... POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING.
WHILE THE TENDENCY MAY BE FOR ORGANIZING STORM
CLUSTERS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY.
..KERR.. 04/11/2011
ATTN...WFO...APX...GRR...MQT...GRB...MKX...
LAT...LON 44968802 46048791 46658797 46908734 47108515 46248389
44918332 44258362 43858533 43738597 42838785 42958912
44218828 44968802
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