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Mesoscale Discussion 988
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0988
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0518 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SERN LA / SRN MS
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 262218Z - 262315Z
   
   A LOCALIZED SEVERE THREAT MAY PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS OVER SERN
   LA INTO SRN MS...BUT A WATCH IS LIKELY NOT NEEDED.
   
   SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER THE AREA WHERE THE AIR
   MASS HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WITH DEWPOINTS INTO THE LOWER 70S F.
   SWLY SURFACE FLOW VEERING TO NWLY IS CREATING FAVORABLE WIND
   PROFILES TO SUSTAIN A FEW SUPERCELLS GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY
   IN PLACE.  
   
   AMPLE LOW LEVEL CAPE EXISTS ALONG WITH 50-100 M2/S2 0-1 KM
   SRH...SUFFICIENT FOR BRIEF TORNADOES. DEGREE OF BOUNDARY LAYER
   MOISTURE MAY KEEP CIN AT A MINIMUM FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 05/26/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...LIX...
   
   LAT...LON   29708942 29769009 30189045 30499037 31178926 31148870
               30768845 30288833 29758871 29738902 29708942 
   
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