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Sep- 3-2003 0800 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
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   SPC AC 030736
   
   DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0236 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2003
   
   VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SE DRT 40 W TPL 30
   E ELD 35 SE BNA 30 NNE BKW 10 SE IPT 15 E UCA 10 WSW MSS
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 4BK 10 ENE SLE 40 ENE
   BLI ...CONT... 45 N FCA 10 N S80 70 SW BOI 40 SE BAM 35 SSE U24 45
   NW GJT 15 E RWL 40 NNW BFF 15 NNE AKO 35 E RTN 45 ESE ABQ 35 SSE SAD
   60 SW TUS
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD FROM NEW
   ENGLAND INTO QUEBEC ON THURSDAY...WITH SURFACE COLD FRONT SWEEPING
   OFFSHORE BY EVENING.  MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN AGREEMENT THAT SCATTERED
   SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRESENT ALONG/AHEAD OF FRONT DURING
   THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE DELMARVA
   REGION.  AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE...BUT WIDESPREAD
   CLOUDS/PRECIP AND LIMITED DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD KEEP INSTABILITY
   LEVELS QUITE MARGINAL. MODERATELY STRONG LOW/MID LEVEL WIND FIELDS
   WILL POSE A RISK OF CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION IN THOSE AREAS WHERE
   SUFFICIENT  DESTABILIZATION CAN OCCUR. HOWEVER...PRESENT
   INDICATIONS ARE THAT SEVERE THREAT WILL BE VERY ISOLATED AND DOES
   NOT WARRANT A SLIGHT RISK.
   
   ..HART.. 09/03/2003
   
   ...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 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 1730Z
        
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