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Mesoscale Discussion 1393
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1393
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0414 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...KY...TN
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554...
   
   VALID 260914Z - 261045Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554
   CONTINUES.
   
   STORMS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH OF WW 554 SHORTLY... BUT
   ANOTHER WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
   
   A LOW/MID-LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONGOING
   MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM IS GRADUALLY TURNING EASTWARD...AND WILL
   CROSS THE OHIO RIVER INTO NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE NEXT
   COUPLE OF HOURS.  WITH SOUTHWESTERLY ELEVATED MOIST INFLOW BECOMING
   CUT-OFF BY CONVECTION ON THE TRAILING SURGING OUTFLOW...AND EASTERLY
   NEAR SURFACE INFLOW EMANATING FROM A COOLER AND MORE STABLE BOUNDARY
   LAYER AIR MASS ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS...CONVECTION NEAR THIS FEATURE
   PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.  
   
   MEANWHILE...CONVECTION ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRAILING OUTFLOW
   BOUNDARY...WHICH IS NOW RAPIDLY PROGRESSING INTO/THROUGH THE MIDDLE
   TENNESSEE BORDER AREA...HAS ALREADY WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE
   PAST HOUR OR SO.  THIS GENERAL TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE
   GUST FRONT ADVANCES SOUTH OF THE STRONGER DEEP LAYER MEAN FLOW...AND
   LOW-LEVEL INFLOW BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY WEAKER.
   
   ..KERR.. 06/26/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MRX...JKL...ILN...LMK...OHX...PAH...MEG...
   
   LAT...LON   37438896 37128741 37138629 37728559 38268548 38638578
               38888521 38748438 38048362 37218353 36318373 35798413
               35468531 35728788 36628912 37438896 
   
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