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Dec- 5-2003 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
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   SPC AC 050516
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1116 PM CST THU DEC 04 2003
   
   VALID 051200Z - 061200Z.
   
   ...NO TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   
   
   SURFACE LOW WILL CLIP THE OUTER BANKS REGION OF NC EARLY IN THE
   PERIOD WITH STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS GRIP
   ACROSS INLAND AREAS WEST OF LOW TRACK. IT APPEARS ELEVATED
   CONVECTION ATOP THE COOLER AIRMASS WILL REMAIN TOO SHALLOW TO
   WARRANT A SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM THREAT AHEAD OF UPSTREAM SPEED
   MAX.
   
   FARTHER WEST...PACIFIC FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WA/ORE COAST LATE IN
   THE PERIOD WITH ONSHORE FLOW NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE UNTIL EARLY
   DAY2.  PROSPECT FOR SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL DESTABILIZATION AND
   CONVECTION DEEP ENOUGH FOR LIGHTNING WILL PROVE MINIMAL INLAND AHEAD
   OF COLD FRONT.
   
   ..DARROW.. 12/05/2003
   
   ...NOTICE...
   FOR USERS DECODING THE POINTS PARAGRAPH HEREIN...LATITUDE AND
   LONGITUDE POINTS FOR THE CATEGORICAL AND PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK
   GRAPHICS ALSO ARE LOCATED IN A SEPARATE PRODUCT UNDER THE WMO
   HEADINGS WUUS01 PTSDY1...WUUS02 PTSDY2...AND WUUS03 PTSDY3.  THE
   INCLUSION OF POINTS IN THIS PRODUCT WILL EVENTUALLY BE DISCONTINUED.
   
   NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1300Z
        
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