• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2307

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Sat Dec 9 21:00:31 2023
    ACUS11 KWNS 092100
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 092100=20
    ALZ000-MSZ000-LAZ000-ARZ000-092300-

    Mesoscale Discussion 2307
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0300 PM CST Sat Dec 09 2023

    Areas affected...Portions of eastern LA...central MS...and far
    western AL

    Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely=20

    Valid 092100Z - 092300Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

    SUMMARY...The risk of severe storms capable of all hazards will
    increase during the next few hours. A Tornado Watch is likely in the
    next hour.

    DISCUSSION...Latest visible satellite imagery shows continued heating/destabilization of a moist boundary layer across portions of
    eastern LA into central MS -- ahead of an east-southeastward moving
    cold front extending from northwest MS southwestward into northern
    LA. Additionally, a northeast/southwest-oriented differential
    heating zone is evident from central MS into LA. Thunderstorm
    development is expected along the front during the next few hours,
    as midlevel height falls overspread the frontal zone amid continued
    warm-sector destabilization. A linear mode is expected
    along/immediately ahead of the front given largely front-parallel
    deep-layer flow/shear, with an associated severe-wind threat.
    However, current indications are that a weak frontal wave may
    develop northeastward along the frontal zone this evening, yielding
    a modest low-level mass response and increasing low-level hodograph size/curvature. This could promote embedded supercell structures and
    a tornado risk. This threat will gradually spread eastward along the
    cold front into the late evening hours.=20

    Additional storm development is possible ahead of the cold front in
    the vicinity of the differential heating boundary across central MS,
    and these storms would likely remain more discrete given weaker
    forcing. 40-50 kt of effective shear will favor supercells capable
    of large hail, damaging winds, and some tornado threat. Overall,
    confidence in the development of sustained/persistent
    discrete/semi-discrete supercells is low given lingering capping and
    the weak forcing for ascent.=20

    A Tornado Watch is likely in the next hour for much of the area.

    ..Weinman/Guyer.. 12/09/2023

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!5BNRJGbTG30dJAgNtvSKuXZkwuLJB1RdxS7Yp1VKLrT2QtaZeL_FQTBni0lOjuj45ZSpeOZTS= cK-n-ozADfaJTEgyEc$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...BMX...MEG...JAN...LIX...LCH...SHV...

    LAT...LON 30849217 30799165 30919094 31288985 31818905 32548827
    33168775 33748760 34058783 34268827 34308876 34158939
    33709066 32999214 32589270 32029295 31569299 31079271
    30849217=20


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