Nov 15, 2008 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Nov 15 00:57:16 UTC 2008
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20081115 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20081115 0100 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Torndao Legend Image
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20081115 0100 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Wind Legend Image
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20081115 0100 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Hail Legend Image
   SPC AC 150053
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0653 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008
   
   VALID 150100Z - 151200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NERN
   GULF CST NEWD INTO THE CAROLINAS...
   
   ...NERN GULF CST NEWD INTO THE CAROLINAS...
   MID-LVL WAVE INVOF CNTRL GULF CST WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEAMPLIFYING
   AND ACCELERATING NEWD.  THIS FEATURE WILL REACH GA BY 06Z...AND THE
   CAROLINAS/VA BY 12Z.  LEADING EDGE OF STEEPER MID-TROP LAPSE RATES
   WAS STARTING TO INTERACT WITH RESERVOIR OF MORE ROBUST BOUNDARY
   LAYER MOISTURE /SFC DEW POINTS IN THE UPR 60S-LWR 70S/ IN PLACE OVER
   THE NERN GULF.  MODEST LARGE SCALE ASCENT/BUOYANCY HAVE CONTRIBUTED
   TO A POORLY MODELED FLARE-UP OF TSTMS OFF THE WRN FL PNHDL CST.
   
   AS THE WAVE CONTINUES NEWD...CURRENT CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL LIKELY
   EXPAND INTO THE FL PNHDL...SE AL...AND CNTRL/SRN GA THIS EVE. 
   INCREASING LLJ DOWNSTREAM ACROSS THE CAROLINAS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE
   TO ENHANCED WAA/MOISTURE TRANSPORT...LIKELY SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL
   TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
   
   PRIMARY NEGATIVE FOR SUPPORTING A ROBUST SVR WEATHER EVENT WILL
   CONTINUE TO BE THE MOIST ADIABATIC THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES. 
   NONETHELESS...VERTICAL SHEAR WILL REMAIN STRONG AND BRIEF STORM
   ORGANIZATION CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH SHORT-LIVED BOWS/LEWPS
   PRODUCING DMGG WINDS.  SOMEWHAT VEERED AND WEAK NATURE OF THE LLVL
   WIND PROFILES /DUE IN PART TO EARLIER PASSAGE OF A WEAK DISTURBANCE
   THROUGH THE SRN APLCNS/ WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR
   TORNADOES...BUT THE THREAT WILL REMAIN NON-ZERO.  THIS WILL
   ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THE EJECTING WAVE
   WHERE BACKING OF THE NEAR-SFC FLOW COULD OCCUR.
   
   ...SE/ECNTRL MS INTO CNTRL/NRN GA...
   MID-LVL DEFORMATION AXIS ALONG NW FRINGE OF THE EJECTING DISTURBANCE
   AND INCREASING LOW/MID-LVL FRONTOGENESIS ASSOCD WITH THE APCHG
   LARGER SCALE PLAINS TROUGH HAS BEEN FAVORABLE FOR A FEW TSTMS. 
   VERTICAL WIND PROFILES ARE COMPARATIVELY WEAKER THAN
   DOWNSTREAM...BUT H7-H5 LAPSE RATES STEEPER.  THUS...EXPECT THAT
   MULTICELL STORMS DEVELOPING BENEATH THE DEFORMATION AXIS FROM
   ECNTRL/SE MS NEWD INTO CNTRL AL/NRN GA MAY GIVE HAIL OR PERHAPS AN
   ISOLD DMGG WIND GUST.  OTHERWISE...THE HIGHER SVR PROBABILITIES
   SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS DOWNSTREAM.
   
   ..RACY.. 11/15/2008
   
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