The Moderate Risk has been reduced to a Slight Risk of Severe
Thunderstorms for an area from Oklahoma to Mass. today.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
>From the NWS for the CASI HQ area:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/pa/discussion.html
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
320 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2000
EARLIER MODERATE RISK HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY SLIGHT
RISK OVER MOST
OF CWA FOR THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY DUE TO IMPRESSIVE
VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR. LIMITING FACTOR FOR TODAY WILL BE DECREASING
UPWARD VERTICAL
MOTION AS NEGATIVE PV ADVECTION DOMINATES THE ATMOSPHERE
FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY AND SURFACE BASED CAPES ARE ON THE MARGINAL SIDE
AS SURFACE
DEWPOINTS SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST FLOW CAN
BE VERY
TRICKY HOWEVER AND WILL NOT UNDERESTIMATE SEVERE
POTENTIAL...WILL
OPT TO KEEP GUSTY WIND AND HAIL WORDING IN FORECASTS BUT
WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY CUT POPS TO A MORE REASONABLE 40-50 PERCENT
(50 ALONG
THE NORTHERN TIER WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE LEFT EXIT
REGION OF
INTENSE 120+ KT 250 MB JET THIS AFTERNOON). THIS IN LINE
WITH MOS
GUIDANCE...BUT ALSO MORE REASONABLE IN A CONVECTIVE
NORTHWEST FLOW
REGIME.
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Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org
Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org
"A tornado? Why wasn't it dissipated by the weather
modification net?" --Jean-Luc Picard || ICQ No. 136832 ||
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