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SPC Dec 19, 2023 0700 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook


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SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
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Day 2 Convective Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1253 AM CST Tue Dec 19 2023

Valid 201200Z - 211200Z

...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Isolated lightning flashes are possible along the central and
southern California coast and over portions of the Southwest on
Wednesday.

...Synopsis...
A dry continental air mass is expected to persist across the eastern
CONUS on Wednesday, dominating the sensible weather over the region.
Some modest air mass modification is anticipated across the southern
Plains as a series of low-amplitude shortwave troughs move through
the southwestern flow extending from the Southwest into the Plains.
Some precipitation is possible in vicinity of these waves over the
southern Plains, but thermodynamic conditions are not expected to
support lightning production. 

Deeper convection is possible Wednesday afternoon farther west
across portions of AZ and NM, and mid-level temperatures may be cool
enough for modest buoyancy. Consequently, some isolated lightning
flashes are possible as a shortwave trough moves through.

Even farther west, an upper low is forecast to begin the period
centered about 285 miles west-southwest of SFO, before then
progressing southward/south-southwestward throughout the period.
Expectation is for this low to end the period off the southern CA
coast, about 250 miles west-southwest of VBG. Persistent
southwesterly flow aloft will help keep profiles moist over much of
the central and southern CA coast. Mid-level temperatures across
this region are expected to cool throughout the day as the upper low
move southward. Modest buoyancy associated with these cooling
profiles could support isolated lightning flashes within any deeper,
more sustained updrafts.

..Mosier.. 12/19/2023

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