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Mesoscale Discussion 1542
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1542
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0243 PM CDT FRI JUL 08 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ECNTRL CO
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE 
   
   VALID 081943Z - 082115Z
   
   A SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS ECNTRL CO OVER THE
   NEXT FEW HOURS. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE
   WITH THE MORE INTENSE CORES. WW ISSUANCE MAY BECOME NECESSARY ACROSS
   THE REGION.
   
   THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
   ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF ECNTRL CO THIS AFTERNOON. SFC TEMPS HAVE
   WARMED INTO THE MID 80S F AND MESOANALYSIS SUGGESTS POCKETS OF
   MODERATE INSTABILITY ARE IN PLACE ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE WHERE
   MLCAPE VALUES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 J/KG. IN
   ADDITION...PROFILERS JUST EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE IN THE DENVER
   VICINITY SHOW 0-6 KM SHEAR OF 35 KT. THIS COMBINED WITH STEEP
   MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR LARGE HAIL WITH THE
   GREATEST THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SUPERCELL THAT CAN DEVELOP. WIND
   DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS DESTABILIZATION CONTINUES THIS
   AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IF A LINE-SEGMENT CAN ORGANIZE AND MOVE EWD
   INTO THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 07/08/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...GLD...PUB...BOU...
   
   LAT...LON   37190512 37120408 37110337 37390292 37780281 39200280
               40580318 40810409 40610501 40190544 38870602 38100603
               37420565 37190512 
   
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