SPC AC 220731

   Day 3 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0231 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

   Valid 241200Z - 251200Z

   ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
   THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Isolated thunderstorms, associated with a marginal threat for strong
   wind gusts and hail, will be possible on Wednesday across parts of
   the southern Plains.

   ...Southern Plains...
   An upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward into the High
   Plains on Wednesday, as flow at mid-levels remains
   west-northwesterly across the southern Plains. At the surface, a
   moist airmass will be in place across much of Texas into Oklahoma,
   with a warm front located from west Texas Panhandle eastward into
   central Oklahoma. South of the front, surface dewpoints will be in
   the 60s F. A north-to-south corridor of moderate instability is
   expected to develop across west Texas during the day, with weaker
   instability extending eastward across much of Texas and Oklahoma.
   Forecast soundings near the instability axis in west Texas during
   the late afternoon suggest that a capping inversion will be in
   place. The cap could weaken enough in areas that heat up the most,
   to allow for isolated convective development. Forecast soundings
   near Midland and Lubbock by 00Z/Thursday have MLCAPE peaking near
   2000 J/kg, 0-6 km shear at 40 knots and steep mid-level lapse rates.
   If a cell can overcome the cap, then isolated supercell development
   would be possible, with a threat for hail and strong wind gusts.
   This threat is highly conditional. 

   Further northeast along the warm front in central Oklahoma, some
   model solutions suggest that elevated storms will develop during the
   afternoon or evening. Forecast sounding in central Oklahoma have
   MUCAPE near 1500 J/kg, with effective shear around 50 knots. This
   could be enough for a marginal hail threat.

   ..Broyles.. 04/22/2024

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