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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0783
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1254 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011
AREAS AFFECTED...SRN MS...SRN AL...WRN FL PANHANDLE
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY
VALID 140554Z - 140730Z
A MARGINAL THREAT FOR WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR
A FEW MORE HOURS ACROSS SRN MS..SRN AL AND THE WRN FL PANHANDLE.
HOWEVER...THE THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TOO ISOLATED FOR WW
ISSUANCE.
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY ONGOING JUST AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT WITH AN AXIS OF MODERATE INSTABILITY EXTENDING SWD FROM
THE LINE ACROSS SW AL AND SRN MS. MESOANALYSIS ESTIMATES MLCAPE
VALUES ALONG THIS CORRIDOR TO RANGE FROM 500 TO 1500 J/KG SUGGESTING
THE INSTABILITY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE LINE SUSTAINED SEWD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SRN AL AND POSSIBLY INTO THE WRN FL
PANHANDLE. THE MOBILE WSR-88D VWP SHOWS 40 KT OF 0-6 KM SHEAR WITH
SUBSTANTIAL DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN THE LOWEST 1.5 KM. THIS ALONG WITH
25-35 KT OF FLOW AT 850 TO 700 MB MAY PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A MARGINAL
WIND DAMAGE THREAT WITH SHORT LINE-SEGMENTS THAT OBTAIN A BOWING
STRUCTURE. HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE MORE INTENSE CELL ELEMENTS
WITHIN THE LINE.
..BROYLES.. 05/14/2011
ATTN...WFO...TAE...BMX...MOB...JAN...LIX...
LAT...LON 30208765 30078875 30078921 30178960 30468974 30858973
31248949 31968835 32648730 32878687 32748644 32448614
31948590 31478589 30798653 30428706 30208765
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