STORM PREDICTION CENTER...NWS/NCEP...NORMAN OK
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AWIPS GRAPHIC PGWE46 KWNS.
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
NO SVR TSTM AREAS FCST.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S MOB 40 NW MOB
15 ENE JAN CBM HSV 30 S CSV 45 SSE TYS SPA 20 ESE CLT RWI
10 ENE ORF ...CONT... 25 N PBI 15 W FMY.
GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SE SOW PHX EED
50 NNE DAG 60 SE BIH 10 NE TPH 45 SSW ELY U24 PUC EGE COS
10 ESE LHX EHA 55 NNE AMA AMA TCC ONM 55 SE SOW.
STRONG MID/UPPER FLOW REGIME WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER
OF THE U.S. AND THE MEXICAN PLATEAU/GULF OF MEXICO...IN ASSOCIATION
WITH BOTH THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF WESTERLIES AND THE SUBTROPICAL
JET. UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO INTERACTION/COUPLING OF SHORT
WAVES/JETS STREAKS EMBEDDED WITHIN THESE TWO BRANCHES OF FLOW IS
PROVIDING SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO CURRENT OUTLOOK...BUT
LATEST MODEL PROGS ALL SUGGEST CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL IS RATHER LOW.
THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO RECENT ARCTIC SURGE EAST OF THE ROCKIES...
WHICH IS ONLY NOW BEGINNING TO SLOWLY MODIFY.
...SOUTHEASTERN U.S...
LOW AMPLITUDE SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE EAST
NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THIS
FORECAST PERIOD...REACHING THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST BY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. MODELS INDICATE COUPLED JET STREAKS IN BASE OF
THIS TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES...
ACCOMPANIED BY 40 TO 50 KT LOW-LEVEL JET...WITH STRONGEST FLOW
SHIFTING ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.
WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL MIGRATE FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO
SOUTHERN GEORGIA DURING THE DAY...BUT PRIMARY SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS
IS FORECAST TO TAKE PLACE OFF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST. MODELS
SUGGEST THIS WILL BEGIN TO OCCUR RATHER EARLY IN THE DAY
TODAY...AND AS BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW VEERS IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING
SYSTEM...VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL BECOME MOSTLY UNIDIRECTIONAL.
THIS WILL TEND TO LIMIT LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...AS WELL AS MINIMIZE
CONVERGENCE ALONG/AHEAD OF WEAK SURFACE FRONT. THUS...DESPITE
LIKELY DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK TO MODERATE SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY IN
MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA...AND PRESENCE OF 40
TO 50 KT MEAN FLOW REGIME...POTENTIAL FOR VIGOROUS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY APPEARS LOW.
...SOUTHWESTERN STATES...
ANOTHER JET STREAK CONTINUES TO DIG TOWARD THE LOWER COLORADO
VALLEY. THIS FEATURE IS PROGGED TO GRADUALLY TURN EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AGEOSTROPHIC FORCING FOR
UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION/DESTABILIZATION IN EXIT REGION OF CYCLONIC
JET APPEAR LIKELY TO ENHANCE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL...PARTICULARLY
NEAR/SHORTLY AFTER PEAK HEATING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN/CENTRAL
ARIZONA. ALTHOUGH THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES SUGGEST CAPE WILL BE
FAIRLY WEAK AND CLOUD TOPS LOW...FAVORABLY SHEARED KINEMATIC
ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW FREEZING/WET BULB ZERO LEVELS WILL SUPPORT A
RISK OF HAIL APPROACHING OR BRIEFLY EXCEEDING SEVERE LIMITS.
..KERR.. 02/27/03
NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1300Z
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