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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1133
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0202 AM CDT WED JUN 08 2011
AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF CNTRL AND WRN WI...EXTREME NERN IA AND SERN
MN
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
VALID 080702Z - 080930Z
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT MAINLY ACROSS
WI...BUT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IF A WATCH WOULD BE NEEDED.
RADAR AND IR IMAGERY...AS WELL AS GPS PW SENSORS...SHOW ZONE OF
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE FROM ERN IA INTO W CNTRL WI WHERE A LONE CELL
HAS DEVELOPED. THETA-E JUST OFF THE SURFACE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
INCREASE GRADUALLY OVER THE MCD AREA WITH A PERSISTENT SWLY 40 KT
LOW LEVEL JET.
MEANWHILE...WIND FIELDS ALOFT WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES BY TO THE N. WITH LITTLE VEERING WITH HEIGHT...WIND
PROFILES MAY NOT BE QUITE FAVORABLE ENOUGH FOR SUPERCELLS.
BUT...GIVEN MODERATE STEERING CURRENTS...SOME STORMS COULD MOVE FAST
AND PERHAPS RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS.
VERY WEAK CONFLUENCE IN THE LOW LEVELS MAY HELP TO ORGANIZE A ZONE
OF STORMS...BUT OVERALL FORCING IS WEAK. THIS MAY NOT MATTER
MUCH...WITH AMPLE MOISTURE AND NO CAPPING FOR ELEVATED PARCELS.
..JEWELL.. 06/08/2011
ATTN...WFO...MQT...GRB...MKX...DVN...ARX...MPX...DMX...
LAT...LON 43898752 42649076 42719222 43309296 43899300 44449252
45518888 45528795 45228726 44688723 43898752
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