MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0524
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1211 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
AREAS AFFECTED...SERN/S-CNTRL KS AND NERN OK
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 165...
VALID 141711Z - 141815Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 165 CONTINUES.
WICHITA WSR-88D RADAR DATA INDICATE CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER ERN
KINGMAN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOBE OF
ASCENT TRANSLATING NEWD FROM NRN OK PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. WITH
DEEPENING BOUNDARY-LAYER CIRCULATIONS AMIDST STRENGTHENING
INSTABILITY AND WEAKENING CINH /SBCINH ALREADY LESS NEGATIVE THAN
-10 J PER KG ACCORDING TO MODIFIED RUC SOUNDINGS/...CONVECTION MAY
RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND BECOME TORNADIC GIVEN THE STRONG LOW-LEVEL AND
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR. AS SUCH...THE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
TORNADO WATCH 165 MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED EWD INTO MORE OF SERN KS
AND POSSIBLY NERN OK IF THIS THREAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
..COHEN.. 04/14/2012
ATTN...WFO...TSA...TOP...ICT...OUN...
LAT...LON 38309805 38809759 39239658 38729560 37119528 36239636
36409740 37179826 37919827 38309805
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