Subj : MESO: Nws Weather Prediction Center College Park Md To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Tue Nov 21 2023 10:19:30 AWUS01 KWNH 211019 FFGMPD FLZ000-ALZ000-MSZ000-211615- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1182 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 518 AM EST Tue Nov 21 2023 Areas affected...east-central Gulf Coast into southern AL Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible Valid 211015Z - 211615Z SUMMARY...A highly localized flash flood threat will exist from the MS/AL/FL Gulf Coast into southern AL over the next 3-6 hours ahead of an approaching cold front. Training with peak rainfall rates of 2-3 in/hr will be possible where cell training is able to persist the longest. DISCUSSION...Trends in infrared satellite imagery over the past 3 hours have shown a decrease in the coverage of colder cloud tops and lightning over the central Gulf Coast, indicative of weakening convective intensity. MRMS showed similar trends with a decrease in the coverage of hourly rainfall in excess of 1 inch. However, anomalously high moisture remained ahead of a cold front extending through the lower Mississippi Valley, coincident with a broken line of convection that was observed from southwestern AL into and across the Mississippi River Delta of southeastern LA at 10Z. The 09Z SPC mesoanalysis showed PWATs of 1.5 to 1.9 inches (GPS observations confirmed) and MLCAPE of 500-1000 J/kg along the Gulf Coast region, extending ~100 miles inland into southwestern AL. Therefore, despite the overall weakening trend in convection, there remains low end potential for training of heavy rain with potential for 2-3 in/hr rainfall rates should cells manage to align with the SW to NE steering flow. This potential will focus over a relatively small region of the central Gulf Coast into southwestern AL where continued 925-850 mb winds of 35-45 kt will maintain low level moisture transport and a relatively narrow axis of 500-1000 J/kg MLCAPE over the next few hours. Dry antecedent conditions and generally high flash flood guidance values should limit any runoff concerns to where heavy rain overlaps with urban areas or other locations of poor drainage. Otto ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov__;!!= DZ3fjg!_vPQACoLoX9WCnlsn0huuP-729DhLPbq9GQKrK_m_BGK3IKCBV2ZJGRM6TvzFWPk72zp= 3NJcG7IWpqv__BYY2Qg0wQo$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...BMX...LIX...MOB...TAE... ATTN...RFC...LMRFC...SERFC...NWC... LAT...LON 32248781 32238678 31548610 30588589 30058623=20 29998736 30208901 31508861=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) .