SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 702

1 year 11 months ago
WW 702 SEVERE TSTM KS OK 032230Z - 040500Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 702 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 530 PM CDT Tue Oct 3 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Kansas Northwest Oklahoma * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 530 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are rapidly forming over southwest Kansas. These storms will build northeastward through the evening, posing a risk of very large hail and locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north northeast of Concordia KS to 35 miles west of Alva OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 699...WW 700...WW 701... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25030. ...Hart Read more

SPC MD 2223

1 year 11 months ago
MD 2223 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 699...701... FOR EASTERN NE...SOUTHEAST SD...SOUTHWEST MN...AND FAR WESTERN IA
Mesoscale Discussion 2223 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0656 PM CDT Tue Oct 03 2023 Areas affected...eastern NE...southeast SD...southwest MN...and far western IA Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 699...701... Valid 032356Z - 040130Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 699, 701 continues. SUMMARY...Ongoing storms will continue to grow upscale into a QLCS. The risk for winds and a brief tornado or two will continue. DISCUSSION...As of 2345 UTC, regional radar analysis shows much of the storms over NE and SD have grown upscale into a QLCS. Ahead of this line, the environment remains weak to moderately unstable, sufficient for storm maintenance. Moderate deep-layer vertical shear will continue to support storm organization within the QLCS. The linear mode will support a risk for damaging winds (some 70+ mph), especially with any sustained bowing segments or embedded supercells. Low-level shear should also increase into this evening as the low-level jet strengthens over eastern NE and far southeast SD. Area VADs already show initial signs of this with enlarging low-level hodographs below 1 km. While storm mode and boundary-layer RH are not optimal, a tornado or two will remain possible with embedded supercells or QLCS features this evening. Severe trends will be monitored over the next couple of hours for any local extension of WW701 eastward ..Lyons.. 10/03/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...FSD...OAX...TOP...ABR...GID... LAT...LON 42989587 42499582 41779574 41249573 40869581 40549590 40199612 40079651 39889770 39999820 40079840 40299856 40589852 41119833 41359829 42649799 42969783 43279775 43619775 44219778 44529745 44609714 44599647 44289606 43869599 42989587 Read more

Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

1 year 11 months ago

000
ABPZ20 KNHC 032315
TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM PDT Tue Oct 3 2023

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Lidia, located several hundred miles south-southwest of the
southwestern coast of Mexico.

South of Central America:
An area of low pressure is expected to form a few hundred miles
south of the coast of Central America during the next few days.
Afterward, environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for
gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is
likely to form late this week or over the weekend while the system
moves slowly westward or west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.

&&
Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Lidia are issued under WMO
header WTPZ35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP5.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Lidia are issued under WMO
header WTPZ25 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP5.

$$
Forecaster Bucci
NHC Webmaster

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook

1 year 11 months ago
SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0341 PM CDT Tue Oct 03 2023 Valid 051200Z - 111200Z A strong upper trough will develop within the Upper Midwest through the remainder of this week before moving into the Northeast and becoming a large upper-level low this weekend. In the West and Plains, upper-level ridging will develop. Models indicate some potential for a trough to move into the West Coast early next week. At the surface, a cold front will move through the southern Plains and eventually the Gulf/Mid-Atlantic Coasts by the weekend. High pressure will be present in the Great Basin with some modest reinforcement this weekend as a stronger surface high moves south into the Plains. Given the precipitation and cooler temperatures expected with the frontal system in the Plains into the Mississippi Valley, potential for critical fire weather is expected to remain low during the period. Some weak offshore flow is still possible in southern California, which should peak Wednesday morning. Fuel conditions remain rather moist and only locally elevated conditions are anticipated. ..Wendt.. 10/03/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

Tropical Storm Lidia Forecast Discussion Number 3

1 year 11 months ago
Issued at 300 PM MDT Tue Oct 03 2023 899 WTPZ45 KNHC 032042 TCDEP5 Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 3 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP152023 300 PM MDT Tue Oct 03 2023 Lidia continues to exhibit a curved band on geostationary and microwave satellite imagery this afternoon. Deep convection is predominately developing to the west of the low-level center due to the influence of moderate easterly vertical wind shear. The initial intensity is held at 35 kt for this advisory in agreement with the subjective Dvorak intensity estimates from TAFB and SAB, and the objective intensity estimates, ADT and AiDT from UW-CIMSS. The system is moving northwest at 320/7 kt around the southwestern edge of a mid-level ridge located over Mexico. A mid- to upper-level trough to the northwest will begin to weaken the ridge allowing Lidia to move northwest to north-northwest during the next 48 hours. Most models are now in agreement with a more westward motion in Lidia between 48 and 72 hours. There are large differences in the speed of the system, with the UKMET accelerating towards the west faster than the other global models. The forward speed of the system was adjusted slightly faster for this advisory in the short term, and the track forecast is in line with the simple consensus aids. Lidia is still battling some moderate easterly vertical wind shear. The ECMWF/GFS SHIPS guidance depicts that moderate shear will remain over the system throughout much of the forecast period despite otherwise favorable environmental conditions. The guidance for RI continues to lessen the probability with this cycle. The GFS, HWRF, and SHIPS models still strengthen Lidia into a hurricane beyond 2 days, however much of the other guidance, including the HAFS models, does not intensify Lidia as much. The NHC intensity forecast was lowered slightly from the previous advisory and continues to show gradual strengthening to a hurricane by day 5. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 03/2100Z 12.8N 107.6W 35 KT 40 MPH 12H 04/0600Z 13.7N 108.2W 40 KT 45 MPH 24H 04/1800Z 14.5N 108.9W 40 KT 45 MPH 36H 05/0600Z 15.2N 109.3W 45 KT 50 MPH 48H 05/1800Z 15.7N 109.8W 50 KT 60 MPH 60H 06/0600Z 15.9N 110.3W 55 KT 65 MPH 72H 06/1800Z 15.9N 111.1W 55 KT 65 MPH 96H 07/1800Z 15.7N 112.5W 60 KT 70 MPH 120H 08/1800Z 15.8N 114.1W 65 KT 75 MPH $$ Forecaster Kelly/Stevenson
NHC Webmaster

Tropical Storm Lidia Wind Speed Probabilities Number 3

1 year 11 months ago
Issued at 2100 UTC TUE OCT 03 2023 000 FOPZ15 KNHC 032041 PWSEP5 TROPICAL STORM LIDIA WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152023 2100 UTC TUE OCT 03 2023 AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LIDIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.6 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 35 KTS...40 MPH...65 KM/H. Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH) PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT 7 HOURS FROM Z TIME HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 HOURS FROM Z TIME WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)... ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)... ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)... FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE OP IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY) (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN 18Z TUE AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY) PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT. PROBABILITIES FOR 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY 64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT. - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - - FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM TIME 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 06Z THU 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT PERIODS TO TO TO TO TO TO TO 06Z WED 18Z WED 06Z THU 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT 18Z SUN FORECAST HOUR (12) (24) (36) (48) (72) (96) (120) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LOCATION KT 15N 105W 34 X X( X) 1( 1) 1( 2) 1( 3) X( 3) X( 3) 15N 110W 34 X 7( 7) 21(28) 9(37) 11(48) 3(51) 1(52) 15N 110W 50 X X( X) 5( 5) 5(10) 5(15) 1(16) X(16) 15N 110W 64 X X( X) 1( 1) 2( 3) 1( 4) X( 4) 1( 5) 20N 110W 34 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4) 2( 6) 1( 7) ISLA SOCORRO 34 X X( X) 1( 1) 2( 3) 8(11) 6(17) 2(19) ISLA CLARION 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 3( 3) 6( 9) 11(20) ISLA CLARION 50 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 2( 3) 15N 115W 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 3( 3) 10(13) 17(30) 15N 115W 50 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 2( 2) 5( 7) 15N 115W 64 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 2( 2) 20N 115W 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 2( 3) 4( 7) $$ FORECASTER KELLY/STEVENSON
NHC Webmaster

Tropical Storm Lidia Forecast Advisory Number 3

1 year 11 months ago
Issued at 2100 UTC TUE OCT 03 2023 000 WTPZ25 KNHC 032041 TCMEP5 TROPICAL STORM LIDIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152023 2100 UTC TUE OCT 03 2023 NOTICE... LAND-BASED TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY...(TCM). CURRENT LAND-BASED COASTAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CAN BE FOUND IN THE MOST RECENTLY ISSUED TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY...(TCP). TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.8N 107.6W AT 03/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT....... 0NE 0SE 20SW 30NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 0SE 15SW 30NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.8N 107.6W AT 03/2100Z AT 03/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.5N 107.4W FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 13.7N 108.2W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 20NE 20SE 30SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 14.5N 108.9W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 30SE 30SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 15.2N 109.3W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 15.7N 109.8W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 10SW 10NW. 34 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 15.9N 110.3W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 15.9N 111.1W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 100 NM ON DAY 4 AND 125 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 07/1800Z 15.7N 112.5W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 08/1800Z 15.8N 114.1W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 12.8N 107.6W NEXT ADVISORY AT 04/0300Z $$ FORECASTER KELLY/STEVENSON
NHC Webmaster

Tropical Storm Lidia Public Advisory Number 3

1 year 11 months ago
Issued at 300 PM MDT Tue Oct 03 2023 000 WTPZ35 KNHC 032041 TCPEP5 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Lidia Advisory Number 3 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP152023 300 PM MDT Tue Oct 03 2023 ...LITTLE CHANGE IN LIDIA AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.8N 107.6W ABOUT 480 MI...775 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM SSE OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lidia was located near latitude 12.8 North, longitude 107.6 West. Lidia is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h), and a northwest to north-northwest motion will continue for the next several days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast over the next few days, and Lidia could become a hurricane late this week. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 900 PM MDT. $$ Forecaster Kelly/Stevenson
NHC Webmaster

SPC Oct 3, 2023 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

1 year 11 months ago
SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0250 PM CDT Tue Oct 03 2023 Valid 032000Z - 041200Z ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN/CENTRAL KS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NE... ...SUMMARY... Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and perhaps a few tornadoes should occur this afternoon and evening, centered on the central Plains. ...20Z Update... The only appreciable change with this update was to expand probabilities slightly westward across western KS. A moist and unstable airmass is present along and east of a cold front across the central Plains. Scattered severe hail should continue to be the main threat in the short term with multiple supercells that have developed across parts of western KS into southwestern NE. Damaging winds may become an increasing concern later this afternoon and evening as convection should attempt to grow upscale into a small bowing cluster along/near the cold front in NE. The threat for a few tornadoes is less clear, as low-level moisture remains somewhat limited. Still, some chance may exist with any supercell that can remain discrete through the early evening, as low-level shear gradually increases in tandem with a modestly strengthening low-level jet. ..Gleason.. 10/03/2023 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1130 AM CDT Tue Oct 03 2023/ ...Central Great Plains... Multiple rounds of scattered to widespread thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, yielding a messy, multifaceted severe weather scenario. Initial ascent along the leading edge of the High Plains buoyancy plume has supported persistent shower and isolated thunderstorms from the eastern OK Panhandle to the north-central KS/south-central NE border area. Most 12Z HREF guidance suggest intensifying thunderstorms will probably evolve in the immediate wake of this activity with the bulk of greater destabilization occurring to its west amid steepening mid-level lapse rates, with decreasing buoyancy ahead of it. Modest mid-level lapse rates and inverted-v low-level thermodynamic profiles downstream should support a threat for mostly isolated severe hail and wind along the leading edge. There will be potential for more intense supercell development along the southwest backside of this initial lobe, around the southwest to south-central KS vicinity, as a plume of MLCAPE from 2000-2500 J/kg impinges on this region from the eastern TX Panhandle and western OK. This could favor a threat for isolated very large hail up to baseball size during the late afternoon to early evening. The primary lobe of ascent attendant to the shortwave impulse ejecting onto the central High Plains from the Front Range should initiate scattered thunderstorms in a few hours as it impinges on the buoyancy plume. This activity should further intensify along the surface front across far northeast CO and northwest KS into central NE later this afternoon. A plume of upper 50s to low 60s surface dewpoints and steep mid-level lapse rates will support supercells conditionally capable of producing significant severe hail. However, consensus of CAM guidance suggests relatively quick upscale growth may occur given the strong forcing for ascent and deep-layer shear vector generally paralleling the surface front. In addition, the gap between these front-aided storms and those within the downstream warm-advection plume should shrink during the evening, further lowering confidence on sustaining discrete supercells. A mix of large hail and severe wind gusts should be the main threats, with convection weakening to the north and east given the expected sharpness of the instability gradient towards the Mid-MO Valley. ...Southern Great Plains... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms appear most probable along the trailing periphery of the KS convective plume into northwest OK, and separately near the dryline in the Permian Basin vicinity during the late afternoon and farther northeast into northwest TX this evening. Mid-level lapse rates with southern extent will be increasingly modest relative to typical severe weather setups along the dryline, suggesting that hail magnitudes may struggle beyond golf ball size. A more favorable wind profile/lapse rate combination for significant severe hail will exist in the eastern TX Panhandle and western OK vicinity, but storm coverage is more questionable here. Overall, there will be sufficient vertical shear/buoyancy for splitting supercells capable of producing large hail and localized severe wind gusts through late evening. ...South-central ND vicinity... A corridor of weak surface-based buoyancy should develop downstream of a shortwave impulse gradually shifting east from the MT/WY/Dakotas border area. Steep mid-level lapse rates and elongation to the hodograph within the upper portion of the buoyancy profile could support a few cells producing marginally severe hail during the late afternoon to early evening. Read more

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 696 Status Reports

1 year 11 months ago
WW 0696 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 696 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 W MRF TO 55 SSE ALS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2212 ..LYONS..10/02/23 ATTN...WFO...ABQ...MAF... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 696 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS NMC005-007-009-011-015-019-021-025-033-037-041-047-059-022340- NM . NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CHAVES COLFAX CURRY DE BACA EDDY GUADALUPE HARDING LEA MORA QUAY ROOSEVELT SAN MIGUEL UNION TXC003-103-109-135-165-243-301-371-389-475-495-022340- TX . TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANDREWS CRANE CULBERSON ECTOR GAINES JEFF DAVIS LOVING PECOS REEVES WARD WINKLER Read more

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 696

1 year 11 months ago
WW 696 SEVERE TSTM NM TX 021900Z - 030200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 696 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern New Mexico Southwest Texas * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A few to several supercells should develop across eastern New Mexico into the Texas Trans-Pecos and Permian Basin with a primary threat of large hail. A tornado or two is possible, particularly in the east-central to southeast New Mexico portion of the watch. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles northwest of Raton NM to 60 miles south southwest of Wink TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 22025. ...Grams Read more

SPC MD 2212

1 year 11 months ago
MD 2212 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN TX PANHANDLE
Mesoscale Discussion 2212 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0549 PM CDT Mon Oct 02 2023 Areas affected...portions of the western TX Panhandle Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 022249Z - 030015Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...Ongoing strong to severe storms in eastern NM may pose a risk for damaging gusts and hail into portions of the western TX Panhandle and south Plains this evening. A new watch is possible, but uncertain. DISCUSSION...As of 2235 UTC, regional radar analysis showed scattered severe storms, including a few supercells, ongoing across parts of far eastern NM. Occasional severe gusts and hail have been occurring with this convection as it slowly tracks east/northeast toward the TX border. Thus far, the strongest vertical shear (observed from area VWPs and SPC SFCOA) has remained on the NM side of the border given the mostly meridional deep-layer flow. However, some of the stronger flow aloft may gradually shift eastward into the far western TX Panhandle and south Plains over the next couple of hours. The environment remains broadly favorable along the NM/TX border for storm organization into supercells with 1000-1500 J/kg of MLCAPE and 35-45 kt of effective shear. However, the severe threat likely decreases rapidly beyond the first row or two of counties in TX, with much weaker vertical shear and buoyancy in place over the central Panhandle. While uncertain, a few storms may pose enough of a severe risk that a new small weather watch is possible. ..Lyons/Edwards.. 10/02/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...LUB...AMA...MAF...ABQ... LAT...LON 35120304 35490291 35580260 35500235 35040217 34150213 33490210 33150211 33040216 32850235 32860264 32930288 33140307 35120304 Read more

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 697

1 year 11 months ago
WW 697 SEVERE TSTM NM TX 022310Z - 030700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 697 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 610 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Extreme eastern New Mexico South Plains and northern Permian Basin of Texas * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 610 PM until 200 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...In addition to ongoing severe convection over NM, several strong-severe thunderstorms are expected to develop over the watch area on either side of the TX/NM line and move northward to northeastward through this evening, and past the valid time of watch 696. Damaging hail and severe gusts will be the main concerns, though a tornado cannot be ruled out. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles south southeast of Hobbs NM to 45 miles northeast of Cannon Afb NM. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 696... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 22025. ...Edwards Read more

Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

1 year 11 months ago

000
ABPZ20 KNHC 022335
TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM PDT Mon Oct 2 2023

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

South of Southwestern Mexico (EP98):
Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in
association with a broad area of low pressure located several
hundred miles south of the coast of southwestern Mexico.
Environmental conditions are expected to remain favorable for
development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during
the next day or so. The system is forecast to move generally
northwestward through the end of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...near 100 percent.

South of Central America:
An area of low pressure is expected to form a few hundred miles
south of the coast of Central America during the next few days.
Afterward, environmental conditions are expected to be conducive
for gradual development of the disturbance, and a tropical
depression could form late this week or over the weekend while
the system moves slowly westward or west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.

$$
Forecaster Roberts
NHC Webmaster

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook

1 year 11 months ago
SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0336 PM CDT Mon Oct 02 2023 Valid 041200Z - 101200Z A broad trough currently in the Great Basin will continue to move east and lose amplitude through the middle of the week. Another reinforcing trough will dig southward out of Canada into the northern Plains/Upper Midwest. The trough will intensify in the Upper Midwest before becoming a strong upper low in the Northeast by the weekend. Ridging will build into the West over the next couple of days before slowly moving to the east. At the surface, the seasons first strong cold front will move into the Plains on Wednesday and eventually reach the Gulf/Southeast coasts by the weekend. High pressure will intensify in the Great Basin and Plains behind the front. Areas with the driest fuels from the Plains into the Mississippi Valley are expected to see some amount of precipitation along with cooler temperatures as the front progresses to the southeast. These conditions should keep potential for critical fire weather low during the extended period. ...Southern California... A warming and dry trend can be expected beginning Tuesday. Weak offshore flow is also expected to develop and peak Wednesday and Thursday mornings. While some drying of fuels will occur, the current state of fuels does not suggest much more than locally elevated conditions occurring. Barring any significant changes in fuel dryness over the next few days, the potential for critical fire weather continues to appear low. ..Wendt.. 10/02/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more