• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0167

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Thu Mar 13 16:17:55 2025
    ACUS11 KWNS 131617
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 131617=20
    GAZ000-FLZ000-ALZ000-131845-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0167
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1117 AM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

    Areas affected...part of central and southern Alabama into
    southwestern Georgia

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

    Valid 131617Z - 131845Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

    SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorm development is increasing likely
    across parts of south central Alabama into southwestern Georgia
    through mid to late afternoon. This may include a few intensifying
    storms with potential to produce marginally severe hail and,
    gradually, a small organizing cluster or two accompanied by strong
    surface gusts later this afternoon.

    DISCUSSION...Beneath cool mid-level troughing in the 700-500 mb
    layer, a gradual boundary-layer moistening, and warming due to
    insolation and advection, are contributing to ongoing
    destabilization across the region. This is occurring as forecast
    soundings suggest that weak to modest large-scale ascent erodes a
    relatively warm capping layer between 850-700 mb. It appears this
    is supporting the deepening convective development evident in latest
    satellite and radar imagery, which guidance generally indicates will
    lead to increasing scattered thunderstorm development though 18-20Z.

    Beneath 35-50 kt west-northwesterly flow around 500 mb, deep-layer
    shear appears sufficient to support gradually intensifying and
    organizing convection, in the presence of mixed-layer CAPE on the
    order of 500-750+ J/kg. This may include one or two storms
    exhibiting mid-level updraft rotation, with the potential to produce
    marginally severe hail, and perhaps a small evolving cluster or two
    eventually accompanied by a few strong surface gusts later this
    afternoon, while propagating east-southeastward.

    ..Kerr/Gleason.. 03/13/2025

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!7ZTBg4d2wYNPm1QxvpQJXoCag8tk7Q00trPza1kBuUwiy2D5vUtyG2yNcUoJ-0h77O4HNozgw= CmUP9e7nKSvuPPqVQI$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...BMX...MOB...

    LAT...LON 33108706 33018650 33038575 32868493 32058407 31238452
    30818531 31308598 31628714 32548769 33108706=20


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