SPC AC 170730

   Day 3 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0230 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

   Valid 191200Z - 201200Z

   ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH
   CAROLINA INTO NORTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Sporadic strong to marginally severe storms are possible on Friday
   over parts of the Southeast.

   ...Synopsis...
   A large but low-amplitude upper trough will exist from the northern
   Rockies east across the northern Plains, upper MS Valley, and Great
   Lakes, with an upper low deepening over Ontario. Moderate midlevel
   westerlies will exist across much of the Plains into the OH Valley,
   with much weaker winds aloft from TX into the Southeast. Meanwhile,
   a weaker wave is expected to move across parts of the Southwest
   early on Saturday.

   At the surface, high pressure will be prominent across the central
   and northern Plains as well as the MS and OH Valleys, with a cold
   front roughly stretching from central TX to the Appalachians. A
   moist air mass will exist south of this front, from TX eastward
   across the Gulf Coast states. Given a strong area of high pressure
   to the north, this front should continue to progress generally
   southward through the period.

   ...The Frontal Zone from TX to the Carolinas...
   Scattered thunderstorms may linger from OH into eastern TN Friday
   morning near the front, with generally weak instability at that time
   and no severe threat expected. Other storms will form as heating
   occurs and the front interacts with moisture over the Carolinas.
   Around 1000 J/kg MLCAPE appears reasonable, beneath modest
   west/northwest flow aloft. Forecast soundings depict a deeply mixed
   boundary layer conducive for strong gusts while hodographs appear
   sufficiently long for cellular storm mode, and thus marginal hail
   risk. This threat should extend westward across parts of GA and AL
   near the front as well for daytime isolated severe wind or hail.

   Farther west, a large area of elevated instability will exist over
   the southern Plains, well north of the surface front from eastern TX
   to the middle Rio Grande Valley. Overall lift is expected to be weak
   in this region, with lesser heating potential and weak shear. The
   greatest chance of general thunderstorms here may be overnight near
   the 850 mb boundary from southwest TX to the Red River. Small hail
   cannot be ruled out given ample elevated CAPE.

   ..Jewell.. 04/17/2024

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