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SPC Jun 21, 2013 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook

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DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0203 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

VALID 231200Z - 241200Z

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TO
THE UPPER MS VALLEY...

...CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER MS VALLEY...

PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT ACROSS THE CONUS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL
REMAIN ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS NEWD INTO THE
UPPER MS VALLEY.  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING A PROGRESSIVE SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH SHOULD BE LOCATED OVER THE DAKOTAS.  THIS FEATURE WILL EJECT
NEWD ACROSS NRN MN INTO MB/ON WHERE MORE SIGNIFICANT HEIGHT
FALLS/FORCING SHOULD BE NOTED.  SCT TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD FROM ERN NEB INTO MN DRIVEN IN LARGE
PART BY LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION.  THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE A
CONTINUATION OF LATE DAY2 CONVECTION AND COULD PRODUCE HAIL BEFORE
POSSIBLY WEAKENING WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE.
HOWEVER...BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING IN THE WAKE OF AFOREMENTIONED
EJECTING SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PROVE ADEQUATE FOR RENEWED
TSTM DEVELOPMENT ALONG WEAK SFC BOUNDARY THAT IS EXPECTED TO ORIENT
ITSELF FROM MN...SWWD ACROSS NEB INTO NERN CO.  IT/S NOT ENTIRELY
CLEAR WHETHER ANY DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THIS REGION DURING
DIURNAL PEAK HEATING...THOUGH NAM SUGGESTS A WEAK IMPULSE COULD
EMERGE OVER THE CNTRL PLAINS BY 24/00Z.  CONVECTION WILL LIKELY
INITIATE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WITHIN UPSLOPE REGION OF NERN CO/SERN
WY AND ALONG STALLED SFC FRONT.  HAIL/WIND ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS
WITH THIS ACTIVITY...THOUGH WEAK SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE.  WITH LLJ
EXPECTED TO FOCUS ACROSS KS INTO SERN NEB ANOTHER NOCTURNAL MCS
SHOULD EVOLVE.

...ERN TN/KY/SRN APPALACHIANS...

WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NNEWD ACROSS ERN TN/KY
DURING THE DAY2 PERIOD AND A BELT OF SOMEWHAT STRONGER MID LEVEL
FLOW SHOULD ENCOURAGE A FEW STRONG MULTI-CELL THUNDERSTORMS DURING
THE HEAT OF THE DAY.  THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN
WITH TIME BUT STRONG SUNSHINE AND AMPLE MOISTURE/INSTABILITY SUGGEST
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS COULD ACCOMPANY THE MORE ROBUST CONVECTION.

..DARROW.. 06/21/2013

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