STORM PREDICTION CENTER...NWS/NCEP...NORMAN OK
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AWIPS GRAPHIC PGWE46 KWNS.
VALID 191630Z - 201200Z
NO TSTM AREAS FCST.
...SYNOPSIS...
A HIGH OVER LOW CONFIGURATION IN THE WESTERN STATES...AND A DEEP
TROUGH OVER THE ERN CONUS...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
RELATIVELY COLD/DRY AIR IN THE LOW-LEVELS WILL PRECLUDE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CONUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEAK CONVECTION
MAY APPROACH SW AZ LATE IN THE PERIOD AS THE MID LEVEL LOW NEAR 30
N AND 121 W DRIFTS E/ENEWD. HOWEVER...LOW-MID LEVEL MOISTENING N
OF THE MEXICAN BORDER IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF DAY 1.
..THOMPSON.. 01/19/03
NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 2000Z
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