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  1. Day 4-8 Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0354 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
    
    Valid 191200Z - 241200Z
    
    ...DISCUSSION...
    On Friday/D4, an upper low is forecast to move across Ontario, with
    an expansive low-amplitude trough sweeping east across the northern
    Plains and Great Lakes. This associated trough is expected to
    broaden and deepen over the next several days, becoming centered
    over Hudson Bay. The end result will be gradually expanding high
    pressure over much of the CONUS, with moisture shunted farther south
    each day.
    
    For Friday, a front is expected to stretch from TX across the
    Southeast and toward the Mid Atlantic, with robust low-level
    moisture to the south. While this will support destabilization, the
    boundary will largely be south of the strong winds aloft, with less
    shear potential. Scattered daytime thunderstorms are likely Friday
    along the front, with thunderstorm chances increasing over the
    southern Plains on Saturday/D5. While a minor southern-stream wave
    may move across the Southwest and northern Mexico on Saturday, shear
    is forecast to be weak.  
    
    High pressure is then forecast to shift south across the Plains and
    into the Southeast as the Hudson Bay and eastern North American
    trough develops, with little if any severe threat beyond
    Saturday/D5.
    
    
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  2. SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0200 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
    
    Valid 171200Z - 181200Z
    
    ...Synopsis...
    In the mid levels, the flow pattern aloft is forecast to quickly
    de-amplify and trend more zonal as the Midwest upper low rapidly
    fills. Lingering strong westerly flow is likely over the southern
    Rockies and High Plains through Wednesday. A weak lee cyclone is
    expected to form over parts of eastern CO, supporting gusty surface
    winds to the west across parts of eastern NM. Elevated fire-weather
    conditions will be possible across parts of the southern High
    Plains.
    
    ...Southern High Plains...
    Elevated to brief locally critical fire-weather conditions appear
    possible over parts of the southern High plains/Rockies as the
    southeastern CO low develops on Wednesday afternoon. Winds of 15-20
    mph will overlap low RH of around 10-15% atop dry fuels. Fire
    weather concerns are most likely near the terrain to the southwest
    of the surface low over eastern NM and far southern CO. Here winds
    and downslope drying are expected to be the strongest with the
    longest duration for a few hours during the afternoon.
    
    ..Lyons.. 04/16/2024
    
    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...
    
    
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  3. WW 109 SEVERE TSTM DC DE MD VA WV CW 151750Z - 160200Z
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    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 109
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    150 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
    
    * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
      District Of Columbia
      Southern Delaware
      Central and Eastern Maryland
      Virginia
      Central and Eastern West Virginia
      Coastal Waters
    
    * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until
      1000 PM EDT.
    
    * Primary threats include...
      Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
      Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
        inches in diameter possible
    
    SUMMARY...Broken bands of strong to severe thunderstorms are
    forecast to develop this afternoon and move east-southeast through
    the mid evening.  Scattered severe gusts capable of wind damage will
    be possible with the stronger cores and outflow winds.  Large hail
    may accompany the early cellular storm activity.
    
    The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
    statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west northwest
    of Beckley WV to 30 miles east southeast of Wallops VA. For a
    complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
    update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
    
    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 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
    few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
    29035.
    
    ...Smith
    
    
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  4. MD 0439 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...AND DELAWARE
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    Mesoscale Discussion 0439
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1203 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    Areas affected...portions of West
    Virginia...Virginia...Maryland...and Delaware
    
    Concerning...Severe potential...Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely 
    
    Valid 151703Z - 151900Z
    
    Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent
    
    SUMMARY...Thunderstorm activity is expected to increase by 3-4pm
    EDT. Damaging gusts to 60-70 mph and large hail to 1.5 inches in
    diameter will be possible through early evening.
    
    DISCUSSION...Gradual destabilization is occurring from west to east
    early this afternoon across the MCD region. Increasing cumulus
    development is noted over the past hour across the higher terrain of
    West Virginia into northern Virginia as temperatures have warmed
    into the 70s to low 80s. The 12z MPAS-HT high-res guidance appears
    to have the best handle on morning convection across the region, and
    in the expected convective evolution through early evening. Based on
    this guidance, and current observed trends, thunderstorm activity is
    expected to increase by 19-20z/3-4pm EDT near/south of a residual
    frontal boundary draped west to east across the region. This
    development will be aided by continued heating/destabilization,
    increasing midlevel moisture and a very steep low and midlevel lapse
    rate environment (midlevel lapse rates around 8 C/km with southward
    extent across VA).
    
    While low-level winds will remain light, a belt of 30-40 kt midlevel
    flow will foster effective shear magnitudes suitable for organized
    convection. Initial cellular activity will pose a risk for large
    hail and strong gusts. Meanwhile, a deeply mixed boundary-layer with
    inverted-v sub-cloud thermodynamic profiles suggest strong outflow
    winds will occur with this activity and clustering is likely to
    occur via outflow interactions. A damaging wind threat will increase
    with southeastward extent across Virginia toward the Chesapeake Bay
    vicinity where steep low-level lapse rates and DCAPE over 1000 J/kg
    will be focused.
    
    A severe thunderstorm watch will likely be needed for portions of
    the MCD vicinity by 18-19z.
    
    ..Leitman/Smith.. 04/15/2024
    
    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
    
    ATTN...WFO...PHI...AKQ...LWX...RNK...PBZ...RLX...
    
    LAT...LON   39387892 39417647 39277553 38927496 38717477 38077471
                36797576 36617617 36577708 36797916 36977959 37708109
                38248124 38618114 38868058 39157996 39387892 
    
    
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  5. SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1131 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    Valid 151700Z - 161200Z
    
    ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH
    PLAINS...
    
    Morning observed soundings within the High Plains region showed
    shallow moisture along with a shallow temperature inversion. This
    should allow surface temperatures to rapidly rise into the afternoon
    along with moisture mixing out quite efficiently. Widespread
    critical fire weather is expected today. Extremely critical
    conditions appear probable at least on a localized basis.
    
    Within the Missouri Valley, morning surface observations already
    show ongoing elevated to borderline critical conditions, which is
    ahead of even the drier/windier deterministic model solutions. Given
    pockets of receptive fuels, particularly with southwestern extent,
    several hours of elevated to locally critical conditions are
    possible. RH should eventually increase from southwest to northeast
    as the warm front lifts northward with time.
    
    ..Wendt.. 04/15/2024
    
    .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0202 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024/
    
    ...Synopsis...
    An upper low and strong jet streak are forecast to intensify and
    eject eastward over the Great Plains today and tonight. A lee low
    should rapidly deepen over central High Plains with surface pressure
    falls and the strong flow aloft bolstering strong surface winds over
    much of the Plains. Hot and dry surface conditions atop drying fuels
    will allow for widespread critical and localized extremely critical
    fire-weather conditions.
    
    ...Southern and central High Plains...
    As the main upper low phases with the subtropical jet, 70+ kt
    mid-level flow will shift eastward and cross the Rockies late in the
    afternoon and evening. The rapidly deepening lee low will force
    strong west/southwest flow downslope over the High Plains behind a
    dryline forecast to mix near 100 degrees west. Sustained surface
    winds of 25-40 mph are possible behind the dryline given the strong
    pressure falls and enhanced momentum transfer from increasing flow
    aloft. Minimum RH values are also expected to be critically low,
    falling to 10-15% over much of the High Plains. Widespread dry and
    receptive fuels, combined with strong wind gusts and very dry
    surface conditions, will support ubiquitous high-end critical
    fire-weather concerns from eastern CO and western KS, into parts of
    the Panhandles, and eastern NM/west TX. 
    
    Localized extremely critical conditions also appear possible as
    strong winds continue to increase into the late afternoon and
    evening hours. The most likely corridors for localized extreme
    conditions will exist from southeastern CO into parts of western KS
    and the northwestern Panhandles, and across parts of the southwest
    TX. Here, the overlap of the strongest flow aloft and single digit
    RH is possible for a few hours late in the afternoon. Uncertainty on
    the duration of extreme conditions remains too large to introduce
    any Extremely Critical areas. Considerable uncertainty also exists
    on the positioning of the dryline and the amount of mid and
    high-level cloud cover. Will maintain a broader Elevated area to
    capture the potential for more brief fire-weather conditions should
    the dryline mix farther east.
    
    ...Missouri Valley...
    Locally elevated fire weather conditions are possible in parts of
    northwestern Iowa into southeast South Dakota this afternoon. Dry
    air ahead of the warm front and gusty winds will increase prior to
    precipitation arriving during the evening/overnight. With these
    dry/windy conditions occurring primarily over marginally dry fuels
    and over a limited duration, the threat is likely to remain
    localized.
    
    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...
    
    
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  6. Day 4-8 Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0345 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    Valid 181200Z - 231200Z
    
    ...DISCUSSION...
    Isolated to scattered large hail and isolated severe wind gusts are
    evident on D4/Thursday from the Ozark Plateau into central TX. Low
    probability severe may persist into D5-6, mainly across parts of TX,
    with severe potential appearing negligible around D7-8.
    
    A northern-stream mid/upper trough should shift east from the
    Northwest into the Upper Midwest on D4. A more piecemeal eastward
    evolution is progged into the weekend amid multiple embedded
    impulses. The southern stream is expected to remain relatively weak
    and quasi-zonal, although there are indications of lower-amplitude
    impulses migrating through the flow. 
    
    The best potential for severe appears focused on D4. Both the 00Z
    NAM/ECMWF hint at elevated convection developing across the central
    Great Plains late D3 on Thursday morning within a strengthening
    low-level warm theta-e advection regime south of the trough shifting
    into the Upper Midwest. Robust diabatic heating is expected in the
    warm-moist sector over the southern Great Plains, with the largest
    buoyancy so far this week ahead of the dryline in TX.
    
    As surface ridging noses down the High Plains, a lee cyclone will be
    forced east-southeast into OK as a developing frontal wave.
    Above-average agreement exists across guidance with surface-based
    convective development along both the southwest/northeast-oriented
    baroclinic zone and dryline. Primary uncertainty with southern
    extent is the degree of deep-layer shear as wind profiles appear
    weak to modest over most of the larger buoyancy plume. Have
    delineated a 15 percent area where potential for a few supercells
    and multicell clusters is evident on Thursday afternoon, with an
    implied lower severe probability extending farther southwest through
    much of central TX.
    
    
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  7. SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0224 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    Valid 171200Z - 181200Z
    
    ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF THE
    LOWER OH VALLEY TO MID-SOUTH...
    
    ...SUMMARY...
    Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday afternoon
    to early evening across parts of the Lower to Central Ohio Valley
    into the Mid-South.
    
    ...Parts of the Midwest to Mid-South...
    Occluding surface cyclone in the northeast IA vicinity on Wednesday
    morning will further dampen as it tracks towards Lower MI. Despite
    weakening tropospheric flow fields, favorable low to deep-layer
    shear profiles should persist into early evening. The northeast lobe
    of the warm-moist sector emanating from the western Gulf should
    spread across at least the Lower OH Valley. While some low-level
    warm theta-e advection-driven convection may be ongoing at 12Z
    Wednesday, overall signals have been for less convection impacting
    the buoyancy plume compared to prior forecasts. As such, potential
    for greater daytime destabilization is apparent, with a moderate
    MLCAPE field from 1000-2000 J/kg likely. Most guidance suggests
    early afternoon convective initiation will occur along the cold
    front trailing south-southwest from the occluding cyclone. A mix of
    all severe hazards appears possible with both supercells and
    multicell clusters. Greatest convective concentration is expected
    near/north of the Lower to Central Ohio Valley. The buoyancy plume
    should be more confined within this corridor and eventually pinch
    off as overturning occurs. With further diminishing of flow fields
    into the evening, the severe threat will wane after dusk.
    
    ..Grams.. 04/15/2024
    
    
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  8. SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0204 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    Valid 161200Z - 171200Z
    
    ...Synopsis...
    As the upper low ejects eastward over the Plains and into the
    Midwest, strong flow aloft will gradually weaken from west to east.
    The associated surface low and trailing front/dryline will move
    eastward as a secondary cold front moves in from the north. Gusty
    winds and low humidity will remain possible over parts of the
    southern and central Plains. However, the duration and coverage of
    critical conditions is uncertain.
    
    ...Southern High Plains to the Texas Big Bend...
    As the strong upper low lifts away to the northeast early
    D2/Tuesday, winds aloft will slowly diminish across the southern
    High Plains through the day. Still, downslope west/northwesterly
    flow will favor dry and warm surface conditions over much of eastern
    NM and west TX. Surface wind gusts of 15-20 mph are expected through
    part of the day along with RH below 20%. While not overly robust, a
    few hours of elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions
    still appear likely given widespread dry fuels.
    
    Localized fire-weather conditions may also briefly develop farther
    east into portions of central/eastern KS Tuesday afternoon. Gusty
    winds and lower humidity will remain possible, ahead of the
    secondary cold front moving south. However, the limited duration and
    uncertainty on precipitation from the previous day suggest this
    threat will be brief and localized.
    
    ..Lyons.. 04/15/2024
    
    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...
    
    
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  9. SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
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    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0202 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
    
    Valid 151200Z - 161200Z
    
    ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
    HIGH PLAINS...
    
    ...Synopsis...
    An upper low and strong jet streak are forecast to intensify and
    eject eastward over the Great Plains today and tonight. A lee low
    should rapidly deepen over central High Plains with surface pressure
    falls and the strong flow aloft bolstering strong surface winds over
    much of the Plains. Hot and dry surface conditions atop drying fuels
    will allow for widespread critical and localized extremely critical
    fire-weather conditions.
    
    ...Southern and central High Plains...
    As the main upper low phases with the subtropical jet, 70+ kt
    mid-level flow will shift eastward and cross the Rockies late in the
    afternoon and evening. The rapidly deepening lee low will force
    strong west/southwest flow downslope over the High Plains behind a
    dryline forecast to mix near 100 degrees west. Sustained surface
    winds of 25-40 mph are possible behind the dryline given the strong
    pressure falls and enhanced momentum transfer from increasing flow
    aloft. Minimum RH values are also expected to be critically low,
    falling to 10-15% over much of the High Plains. Widespread dry and
    receptive fuels, combined with strong wind gusts and very dry
    surface conditions, will support ubiquitous high-end critical
    fire-weather concerns from eastern CO and western KS, into parts of
    the Panhandles, and eastern NM/west TX. 
    
    Localized extremely critical conditions also appear possible as
    strong winds continue to increase into the late afternoon and
    evening hours. The most likely corridors for localized extreme
    conditions will exist from southeastern CO into parts of western KS
    and the northwestern Panhandles, and across parts of the southwest
    TX. Here, the overlap of the strongest flow aloft and single digit
    RH is possible for a few hours late in the afternoon. Uncertainty on
    the duration of extreme conditions remains too large to introduce
    any Extremely Critical areas. Considerable uncertainty also exists
    on the positioning of the dryline and the amount of mid and
    high-level cloud cover. Will maintain a broader Elevated area to
    capture the potential for more brief fire-weather conditions should
    the dryline mix farther east.
    
    ...Missouri Valley...
    Locally elevated fire weather conditions are possible in parts of
    northwestern Iowa into southeast South Dakota this afternoon. Dry
    air ahead of the warm front and gusty winds will increase prior to
    precipitation arriving during the evening/overnight. With these
    dry/windy conditions occurring primarily over marginally dry fuels
    and over a limited duration, the threat is likely to remain
    localized.
    
    ..Lyons.. 04/15/2024
    
    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...
    
    
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