• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2019

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Mon Aug 21 18:26:42 2023
    ACUS11 KWNS 211826
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 211826=20
    WYZ000-UTZ000-IDZ000-212030-

    Mesoscale Discussion 2019
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0126 PM CDT Mon Aug 21 2023

    Areas affected...Northeast Utah into southwest Wyoming and far
    southeast Idaho

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely=20

    Valid 211826Z - 212030Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent

    SUMMARY...Isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop through the
    remainder of the afternoon, and will pose a risk of sporadic strong
    to severe wind. Watch issuance is not expected given the isolated
    nature of the threat.

    DISCUSSION...Over the past hour, GOES visible imagery has depicted
    steady vertical growth of cumulus clouds across eastern UT. Sporadic
    lightning flashes have also been observed with the deeper towers,
    suggesting that more robust convective initiation is probable within
    the next 1-2 hours amid steady diurnal destabilization (MUCAPE
    values approaching 1000 J/kg). Despite the broken cloud cover,
    dewpoint depressions continue to climb into the low 30s with a few
    locations reporting 40 F T/Td spreads. In conjunction with recent
    forecast soundings, these dewpoint depressions hint at deepening
    boundary-layer mixing with LCLs approaching 2 km. While not overly
    deep by inter-mountain West standards, this low-level profile is
    conducive for downdraft accelerations via evaporative cooling.
    Additionally, VWPs across the region are sampling 50-knot winds near
    the 2 km AGL level, which may be mixed down by convective
    downdrafts. Consequently, thunderstorms will pose a risk for strong
    to severe gusts through the late afternoon/evening hours. The
    coverage of this threat will be contingent on the number of robust
    cells that can become established, which remains uncertain given
    unfocused synoptic ascent; therefore, watch issuance is not
    anticipated.

    ..Moore/Grams.. 08/21/2023

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!-z-Ir267bg0mKl9auWAcsGhzJC26xeld36tG3HWLXmsYpVFjbnBkw4ITZXTLNK4uAE4jkNg7D= phSgXQfSJt71wZJ_Oc$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...RIW...GJT...SLC...PIH...

    LAT...LON 38261091 39251140 42091214 43151148 43261005 43000921
    42090915 38660975 38301004 38171040 38261091=20


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