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ACUS11 KWNS 262045 
SPC MCD 262045 
TXZ000-OKZ000-KSZ000-262145-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0746
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0345 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 214...

VALID 262045Z - 262145Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 214 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM AND SEVERE POTENTIAL ARE GRADUALLY
INCREASING...AND A SMALL WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED BY EARLY EVENING.

DISCUSSION...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
TOWERING CUMULUS DEVELOPING ALONG A DRYLINE ON THE WESTERN FRINGES
OF THE DISCUSSION AREA.  WHILE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING HAS LOWERED
DEWPOINTS INTO THE 50S ACROSS THE REGION...BACKING OF LOW-LEVEL FLOW
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING MAY ADVECT RICHER LOW-LEVEL AIR FROM
WESTERN OKLAHOMA /CHARACTERIZED BY UPPER 60S F DEWPOINTS/
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE REGION.  THIS...ALONG WITH AN INCREASING
SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET BENEATH 40 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY MID-LEVEL
FLOW...WOULD FOSTER AN INCREASED TORNADO THREAT...AND NECESSITATE A
WATCH.  TRENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.

..COOK/HART.. 05/26/2016

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...DDC...LUB...AMA...

LAT...LON   37030044 36500101 35280104 34610118 33970084 33900010
            34600006 35530001 36520003 36950012 37090037 37030044 

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