ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL
ACUS11 KWNS 271050 
SPC MCD 271050 
LAZ000-TXZ000-271115-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0762
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0550 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

AREAS AFFECTED...SERN TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 222...

VALID 271050Z - 271115Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 222
CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...LOCALIZED STRONG TO PERHAPS LOW-END SEVERE GUSTS MAY
ACCOMPANY A SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES EWD TO THE SABINE RIVER EARLY
THIS MORNING.  AN ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH E OF THE
CURRENT WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

DISCUSSION...RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A SQUALL LINE FROM THE UPPER
PORTION OF GALVESTON BAY NNEWD TO 20 MI SE LFK.  GENERALLY WEAK WIND
GUSTS ACCORDING TO INSTRUMENTED OBSERVING SITES HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH
THE SQUALL LINE DURING THE PAST 1-2 HOURS.  NONETHELESS THE
NEAR-STORM ENVIRONMENT IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OVER THE LOWER SABINE
RIVER VALLEY REMAINS MARGINALLY SUPPORTIVE OF A STRONG GUST...OWING
PRIMARILY TO WATER LOADING...DESPITE RELATIVELY POOR LOW-LEVEL LAPSE
RATES.  THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AND CLEARED FROM THE WEST COINCIDENT WITH SQUALL LINE
PASSAGE.

..SMITH.. 05/27/2016

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

ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...HGX...

LAT...LON   29649525 30169475 31109464 31189358 29769379 29649525 

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