• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2034

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Thu Aug 24 08:03:57 2023
    ACUS11 KWNS 240803
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 240803=20
    OHZ000-MIZ000-INZ000-241000-

    Mesoscale Discussion 2034
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0303 AM CDT Thu Aug 24 2023

    Areas affected...southern portions of Lower Michigan...parts of
    western Ohio...and parts of eastern Indiana

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20

    Valid 240803Z - 241000Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent

    SUMMARY...Potential for locally damaging wind gusts may increase
    over the next 1 to 2 hours. This could warrant consideration for
    possible WW issuance.

    DISCUSSION...Latest radar loop shows widespread thunderstorms over
    southeastern Lower Michigan, and southward across Lake Erie into a
    large portion of Ohio. The most intense storms are occurring along
    the leading/western edge of the broader area of convection, with a
    gradual southwestward advance noted.

    The storms are generally slightly elevated, occurring to the cool
    side of a north-south warm front, where warm advection associated
    with a 30 to 40 kt west-northwesterly low-level jet is enhancing
    ascent.

    Near and west of the leading edge of the convection, an unusually moist/strongly unstable warm sector is evident -- with dewpoints in
    the upper 70s supporting 3500-plus J/KG mixed-layer CAPE from
    southern lower Michigan southward roughly along the Ohio/Indiana
    border. While this warm-sector airmass is moderately capped
    (evidenced by the restriction of a more rapid westward expansion of convection), storms are making gradual westward progress toward/into
    the instability axis, in tandem with convective outflow.

    While warm sector capping will likely continue to hinder more
    aggressive westward advance of the storms, a narrow zone of greater
    severe potential exists as the leading edge of the convection
    impinges on the very moist/unstable warm sector. A recent gust to
    80 kt occurred in the Detroit metro area, and though additional
    reports of strong gusts have been sparse at best, at least a modest
    increase in risk seems probable. We will continue to monitor the
    westward progression of convection, as it pertains to possible need
    for WW consideration.

    ..Goss/Guyer.. 08/24/2023

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!4j_Jb4phKLFvJYeB6ciTf2rg-PSLquEIJUT70Ygdd1xD2mf3Cll-Peag1eD0O5wtsrrZkMX0r= rVPmPxbC06m0dafm1w$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...CLE...ILN...DTX...IWX...GRR...IND...

    LAT...LON 42408462 42248362 41398386 40468396 39718455 40048535
    41118557 42258497 42408462=20


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