Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0873 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Fri May 26 2023 17:56:46 ACUS11 KWNS 261756 SWOMCD SPC MCD 261756=20 COZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-WYZ000-262000- Mesoscale Discussion 0873 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1256 PM CDT Fri May 26 2023 Areas affected...parts of eastern Wyoming and much of eastern Colorado...and into far western Nebraska Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely=20 Valid 261756Z - 262000Z Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent SUMMARY...Thunderstorms developing over the higher terrain of southeastern Wyoming and the Colorado Front Range will increase/expand with time this afternoon. WW issuance will likely be required by 20Z. DISCUSSION...Latest visible satellite and radar loops show rather widespread convective development underway across the higher terrain of central Colorado and northward into the Laramie Range of southeastern Wyoming. Storm coverage and intensity are forecast to increase with time, shifting eastward off the terrain into a modestly moist, favorably destabilizing airmass where mixed-layer CAPE now near 1000 J/kg is indicated. Additional heating, combined with very steep mid-level lapse rates, will permit additional destabilization -- ultimately supporting robust updrafts. Though flow aloft -- particularly at mid levels -- remains modest per area VWPs, marked veering with height, from southeasterly to southwesterly in the lowest 3km AGL, is noted. This, combined with the favorable thermodynamics, will result in organized updrafts, including rotation within more sustained storms. Along with potential for large hail, locally damaging winds will also be possible as the deepening mixed layer promotes sub-cloud evaporation. Wind risk may increase somewhat late this afternoon and into this evening, as it appears that upscale growth into at least semi-organized linear storm mode will occur, as storms spread off the higher terrain. ...Goss/Hart.. 05/26/2023 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!4w_BaY8Lm77SPPfojiWOzkKsbtAONEYO3RPE_BI-65__EMUXh7sOn9N1XPLyZq4qsrP6uzdxI= Xj0bFdq7Z1cKaOa3KA$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...UNR...GLD...PUB...BOU...CYS...RIW... LAT...LON 39740555 41080566 41910652 42870628 43490547 43630409 40770325 38620242 37590302 37480510 38350575 39250544 39740555=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .