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ACUS03 KWNS 290841
SWODY3
SPC AC 290840
Day 3 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0240 AM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
Valid 311200Z - 011200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ARKLATEX
INTO PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY....
...SUMMARY...
Severe weather is possible from the Arklatex to the Tennessee Valley
New Years Eve into the early morning hours on Saturday. Storms will
be capable of all severe-weather hazards including large hail,
damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.
...Synopsis...
A mid-level shortwave trough will be located near the Baja Peninsula
Friday morning and move northeast through the day to the Midwest by
12Z Saturday. This will result in a strengthening surface low in the
southern High Plains during the day Friday which will move along the
surface front into the mid-Mississippi Valley by Saturday morning.
...Red River vicinity...
Low-level flow will strengthen through the day in response to the
deepening surface low near the TX/OK Panhandles through the day
Friday. This will bring low to potentially mid 60s dewpoints
northward to at least the Red River and possibly overspreading much
of southeast Oklahoma. This low-level moisture will contribute to
weak to potentially moderate instability in the Red River region
Friday evening. As mid-level height falls overspread this region
ahead of the advancing mid-level shortwave trough, storm development
is possible. Strong tropospheric flow will provide a favorable shear
profile supporting supercells. In addition, significant mass
response is anticipated as the mid-level trough approaches and the
surface low deepens and moves eastward. This will lead to a
strengthening low-level jet with over 50 knots of flow by 03Z
Saturday. This may support a tornado threat with any of this
activity, especially if the stronger surface-low solution from the
ECMWF were to verify with stronger and more backed surface flow. It
appears the differences in surface-low intensity are related to the
strength of the mid-level shortwave trough, which is stronger on the
ECMWF with a 105 to 110 knot 500mb jet streak vs. 90 to 95 knots on
the GFS. The shortwave of concern is currently off the California
coast and therefore was not well sampled by the 00Z RAOB network.
Therefore, it is unclear at this time which guidance may be more representative. Additionally, with the further west moisture
advection, the ECMWF develops thunderstorms as far west as Wichita
Falls, Texas. Therefore, the marginal risk reaches back to this area
to cover this threat.
...Mid-Mississippi Valley...
The warm sector is expected to remain capped for most of the day
Friday. However, by Friday evening, the inversion is expected to
erode as height falls overspread the region. Increasing isentropic
ascent in the low levels coupled with broad ascent ahead of an
approaching trough should lead to widespread storm development near
the baroclinic zone. Model guidance has decent agreement that this
front should extend from central/southeastern Oklahoma through
Arkansas to near the Ohio River. Much of this convective activity
will remain elevated on the cool side of the boundary, but most
guidance shows some surface-based development in the warm sector.
The most likely zone for surface-based storms will extend from
central Arkansas into western Tennessee. An enhanced risk was
considered in this region due to the expectation for surface-based
storm development with strong low-level shear which would be
favorable for both damaging winds and tornadoes.
However, there are still uncertainties in the forecast which
preclude an upgrade at this time:
1. Forecast instability is currently on the weaker side.
2. Most guidance shows low-level veered flow.
Both of these factors would not have a large impact on the presence
of severe weather, but they could limit the potential for more
significant severe weather. It remains unclear how impactful this
may be by Friday evening, but there is at least some evidence in the
pattern to support both. The surface low will remain somewhat strung
out along the frontal zone, which would support more front parallel
flow rather than more backed confluent flow. By Friday evening,
there could be mesoscale regions of more backed surface flow, but
those details will not be more clear until the event is closer.
Also, there is some evidence for slightly lower instability than may
otherwise be expected. For several days, model guidance has shown
dewpoints lowering across the warm sector, which appears to be in
response to drier air aloft mixing to the surface. It is unclear how
large of an impact this could be, but there is at least some
evidence of drier air at 850mb near the Yucutan Peninsula at the
MZBZ 00Z RAOB, which could be observational evidence of this drier
air.
...Tennessee Valley...
A broad region of 50+ kt 850mb flow is expected to develop from the
southern Plains into the Tennessee Valley late Friday afternoon into
the evening. This will lead to strengthening isentropic ascent
across much of the warm sector. Scattered thunderstorms are
anticipated across much of the Tennessee Valley Friday evening and
moving north into the overnight hours. It remains unclear how severe
these storms may be, but they will be in an environment with
supercell wind profiles, moderate buoyancy and strengthening
low-level shear. Therefore, at least some severe-weather threat is
possible Friday evening into early Saturday from this activity.
..Bentley.. 12/29/2021
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