Friday, June 1, 2012

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1007





        MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1007     NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK     0235 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2012          AREAS AFFECTED...SRN PA...WRN MD...ERN WV...WRN VA...NWRN NC          CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 332...          VALID 011935Z - 012030Z          THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 332 CONTINUES.          SUMMARY...COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD INTO THE WRN PORTIONS OF WW 332     SHORTLY WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR SEVERE TSTMS.  PRE-FRONTAL     ISOLATED SUPERCELLS SHOULD LINGER ALONG ERN EDGE OF WW 332.          DISCUSSION...FRONTAL CONVECTION IS PROGRESSING EWD AT ROUGHLY     25-30KT AND IS CRESTING THE APPALACHIANS AS IT MOVES INTO THE WRN     PARTS OF WW 332.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS     IT APPROACHES CNTRL PORTIONS OF THE WATCH DUE TO MORE FAVORABLE     THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY 1500-2000 J/KG MUCAPE.      GIVEN THE CURRENT SPEED OF THE COLD FRONT IT SHOULD APPROACH THE     ERN-MOST PART OF THE WATCH AROUND 23-00Z TIME FRAME.  TORNADO THREAT     REMAINS HIGHEST WITH PRE-FRONTAL SUPERCELLS.          ..DARROW.. 06/01/2012               ATTN...WFO...CTP...LWX...RAH...RNK...PBZ...RLX...GSP... 

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