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Mesoscale Discussion 143
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0143
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0450 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...E CNTRL MS THROUGH W CNTRL AL
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 131050Z - 131215Z
   
   LINE OF STORMS MAY POSE A THREAT FOR MAINLY ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND
   AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO AS IT CONTINUES EAST THROUGH E
   CNTRL MS INTO W CNTRL AL. WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT
   TRENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
   
   A SQUALL LINE EXTENDS FROM E CNTRL MS SWWD THROUGH SERN LA. THE NRN
   PORTION OF THIS LINE IS BOWING EWD AT 35 TO 40 KT AND HAS DEVELOPED
   A TRAILING COLD POOL. SLY BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
   DEWPOINTS RISING INTO THE MID 50S JUST E OF THE LINE. RUC SOUNDING
   DATA SUGGEST ACTIVITY MAY BE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WITH THESE SURFACE
   CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...DEPTH AND STRENGTH OF THE STABLE LAYER IS
   LIKELY NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT STRONGER DOWNDRAFTS FROM REACHING
   THE GROUND. LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR PROFILES WILL CONTINUE TO
   SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR LEWP/MESOCYCLONES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
   LINE.
   
   ..DIAL.. 02/13/2007
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...JAN...
   
   32108700 32048849 32438886 33108873 32958705 
   
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