Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2019 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Mon Aug 21 2023 18:26:42 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 =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) .