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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0942
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0742 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
AREAS AFFECTED...ERN OK THROUGH WRN AR AND NERN TX
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY
VALID 250042Z - 250145Z
SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD WRN AR AND NERN TX
DURING THE EVENING. A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR
ERN OK...WRN AR AND NERN TX WITHIN THE HOUR.
LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS INDICATES THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS
MODERATELY UNSTABLE FROM ERN OK INTO WRN AR AND NERN TX. ONSET OF
NOCTURNAL COOLING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AT LEAST MODEST BOUNDARY LAYER
STABILIZATION AND INCREASING CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. HOWEVER...LLJ
WILL SHIFT EWD WITH TIME...AND DEEPER LAYER FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH
EJECTING VORT MAX SHOULD HELP TO SUSTAIN STORMS WELL INTO THE
EVENING. LARGE HODOGRAPHS AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR AND 2000 J/KG MLCAPE
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SUPERCELLS AND BOWING SEGMENTS WITH A
THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE
MORE DISCRETE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS SERN OK INTO
NERN TX WITH MIXED MODES LIKELY TO PERSIST FARTHER NORTH.
..DIAL.. 05/25/2011
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SGF...SHV...TSA...
LAT...LON 33159522 36029529 36859493 36549384 33359409 33159522
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