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Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Issued on Jul 8, 2008
Updated: Tue Jul 8 08:23:03 UTC 2008
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook Graphics Issued on Jul 8, 2008

Note: A severe weather area depicted in the Day 4-8 period indicates a 30% or higher probability for severe thunderstorms within 25 miles of any point.

D4Fri, Jul 11, 2008 - Sat, Jul 12, 2008 D7Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - Tue, Jul 15, 2008
D5Sat, Jul 12, 2008 - Sun, Jul 13, 2008 D8Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - Wed, Jul 16, 2008
D6Sun, Jul 13, 2008 - Mon, Jul 14, 2008 (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)

 Forecast Discussion

   ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL
   ACUS48 KWNS 080822
   SPC AC 080822
   
   DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0322 AM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008
   
   VALID 111200Z - 161200Z
   
   ...FRI/DAY 4...
   MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN AMPLIFYING AN INTENSE SHORTWAVE TROUGH FROM
   SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA SEWD INTO ND/MN ON FRI/DAY 4. LARGE SCALE
   FORCING AND COLD FRONT MOVING INTO A STRONGLY UNSTABLE/SHEARED
   ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
   THE UPPER MS VALLEY.
   
   ...SAT/DAY 5...
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SHIFT EWD INTO THE GREAT LAKES...WITH
   ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ROUGHLY STRETCHING FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT
   LAKES SWWD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY LATE AFTERNOON. DIRECTIONAL
   SHEAR AND AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY SHOULD SUPPORT SOME SEVERE
   STORMS SAT. HOWEVER...MODEL VARIANCE ON LOCATION OF FRONT/SURFACE
   CONVERGENCE AND WEAKER SHEAR THAN IN THE UPPER MS VALLEY ON FRI
   PRECLUDES A 30% SEVERE THREAT AREA.
   
   ...SUN/DAY 6- TUE/DAY 8...
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL APPROACH NEW ENGLAND WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
   STRONGER STORMS THIS REGION ON SUN/DAY 6. THE FLOW BECOMES MORE
   ZONAL ACROSS THE NRN TIER OF THE COUNTRY MON/TUE...WITH NO
   IDENTIFIABLE ORGANIZED SEVERE THREAT AREAS ATTM.
   
   ..IMY.. 07/08/2008

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