ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 032055 SPC MCD 032055 NEZ000-WYZ000-032230- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1471 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0355 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2016 AREAS AFFECTED...NEB PANHANDLE...FAR SERN WY CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 032055Z - 032230Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...5 PERCENT SUMMARY...A FEW REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DISCUSSION...RECENT SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS SHOW AN INCREASE IN TSTMS NEAR/E OF THE HIGH TERRAIN OF SERN WY...WITH TSTMS PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE NEB PANHANDLE. THIS AREA IS POSITIONED ALONG THE SRN FRINGE OF STRONGER WLY FLOW ALOFT...AND EFFECTIVE-LAYER SHEAR ESTIMATED AT 20-30 KTS WILL BE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR TSTM ORGANIZATION. THE PRESENCE OF STEEP LOW-MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES AMIDST STRONG BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING WITH A MORE MOIST AIR MASS WITH EWD PROGRESSION SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE OF TSTMS INTO THE NEB PANHANDLE. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND A FEW REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT BOTH THE COVERAGE AND MAGNITUDE OF THE THREAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOO MARGINAL FOR WW ISSUANCE. ..ROGERS/HART.. 08/03/2016 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...CYS... LAT...LON 42640279 41390270 41140327 41090408 41250461 41870461 42720461 42930411 42890327 42640279 NNNN