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ACUS01 KWNS 051212

SWODY1

SPC AC 051210



Day 1 Convective Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0710 AM CDT Fri Apr 05 2024



Valid 051300Z - 061200Z



...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...



...SUMMARY...

Severe thunderstorms are not expected today or tonight.



...Synopsis...

Water-vapor imagery early this morning shows a mid to upper-level

low over northern CA and an associated large-scale trough over the

West Coast.  A mid-level ridge is downstream over the Great Plains

to the west of a large-scale trough/mid-level low near the East

Coast.  The western U.S. trough/low will gradually pivot east

through Saturday morning across the Desert Southwest and Great

Basin.  Isolated thunderstorms are possible across CA/NV/AZ in

conjunction with increasing large-scale ascent and sporadic pockets

of weak buoyancy.  Isolated thunderstorms are also possible across

the central and northern Rockies and adjacent plains.  Strong gusts

cannot be ruled out with a few thunderstorms, but limited buoyancy

will likely preclude the development of severe thunderstorms through

tonight.



..Smith/Wendt.. 04/05/2024



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