• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2224

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Wed Nov 13 03:27:49 2024
    ACUS11 KWNS 130327
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 130327=20
    KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-130600-

    Mesoscale Discussion 2224
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0927 PM CST Tue Nov 12 2024

    Areas affected...Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles into western Kansas

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

    Valid 130327Z - 130600Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent

    SUMMARY...The evolution of a narrow line of storms appears possible
    along a southeastward advancing cold front during the next few
    hours. It is possible that this may include rapid, but short-lived,
    initial intensification, accompanied by a brief period with
    potential to produce severe hail and wind.

    DISCUSSION...Low-level moistening on southerly return flow continues
    in a narrow corridor north of the Rio Grande Valley into the the
    vicinity of modest surface troughing across the high plains.=20
    Beneath modestly steep lower/mid-tropospheric lapse rates, it
    appears that this is contributing to CAPE on the order of 500 to
    1000 J/kg across parts of the Texas South Plains through Texas
    Panhandle vicinity. Some further destabilization remains possible
    northward across the Oklahoma Panhandle into southwestern Kansas
    during the next hour or so, before an eastward advancing cold front increasingly overtakes the lee surface trough/dryline through
    03-05Z.=20

    The initiation of convection now appears gradually underway west of=20
    line from Garden City through Hill City KS, aided by weak
    pre-frontal warm advection. However, the frontogenetic forcing,
    aided by large-scale ascent associated with the short wave trough
    progressing east of the southern Rockies, now appears most likely to
    be the focus for any potential vigorous thunderstorm development.=20
    Once this interacts with the plume of better low-level moisture
    return, more rapid thunderstorm development is likely, and the quick
    evolution of a narrow line seems probable during the next few hours.
    Given the convective mode, the potential for severe hail remains
    uncertain, and the window of opportunity for potentially damaging
    surface gusts seems limited, as the convection quickly progresses
    through the narrow instability axis.

    ..Kerr/Smith.. 11/13/2024

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6p_i6FNXQFm7oqRW2auTYwfc6YCipX7rof7x3k7teV6XKf0jX1ni4fJHBMmqBZPDH-JWiq-Ub= W7d7OVmkZ9koMu2dcM$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...DDC...AMA...

    LAT...LON 37120158 37920116 38470100 38509977 35160129 35800197
    37120158=20


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