• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0378

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Sat Apr 6 19:32:51 2024
    ACUS11 KWNS 061932
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 061932=20
    OKZ000-TXZ000-KSZ000-062130-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0378
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0232 PM CDT Sat Apr 06 2024

    Areas affected...much of central Oklahoma into far north-central
    Texas

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely=20

    Valid 061932Z - 062130Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

    SUMMARY...An isolated severe hail/wind threat may develop with any
    storms that manage to mature and sustain themselves ahead of the
    dryline this afternoon.

    DISCUSSION...Agitated cumulus (albeit with limited vertical
    development) have steadily been increasing in coverage along and
    immediately ahead of a dryline that continues to rapidly mix
    eastward across central OK into far northern TX. Preceding the
    dryline is a boundary layer characterized by shallow moisture, which
    is overspread by a very dry 700-300 mb layer and modest lapse rates
    (i.e. 6-7 C/km range). As such, buoyancy is quite limited, with
    SBCAPE expected to peak somewhere between 500-1000 J/kg.=20

    Surface observations show slight veering of the surface winds
    immediately preceding the dryline, which is reducing convergence and
    limiting convective development up to this point. Nonetheless,
    increased convergence and heating ahead of the dryline should
    support isolated thunderstorm development later this afternoon.
    Somewhat curved low-level hodographs with mid-level elongation
    suggests that multicell and transient supercell structures are
    possible with the more sustained storms that are not inhibited by
    mid-level dry air entrainment. These storms could produce a couple
    of instances of severe wind gusts or hail.

    ..Squitieri/Guyer.. 04/06/2024

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6kFJq8qOQBBM8MYFmSUlBZd2fW1-FNqgsj6VICITH46GbhjUY1alMUEEAyI3im-k3sZSTBm-9= pqXmL0H5WIVRjpnN2M$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...TSA...ICT...FWD...OUN...

    LAT...LON 34019809 36499795 36969763 37009720 36899670 36339629
    35499612 34539621 33879635 33709671 33659742 34019809=20


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