Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1657 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Tue Jul 16 2024 20:50:17 ACUS11 KWNS 162050 SWOMCD SPC MCD 162049=20 OKZ000-KSZ000-TXZ000-COZ000-NMZ000-162245- Mesoscale Discussion 1657 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0349 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Areas affected...Southeast CO...northeast NM...southwest KS...TX/OK Panhandles Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20 Valid 162049Z - 162245Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...Some increase in the severe-wind and isolated hail threat is possible through late afternoon into early evening. DISCUSSION...Convection developing near the higher terrain of south-central CO into northeast NM has gradually intensified this afternoon, with a recent measured gust of 51 kt at Colorado Springs. Farther east, storms are beginning to develop across parts of southeast CO into the Raton Mesa vicinity. Low-level moisture is generally rather modest across the region, but strong heating has resulted in MLCAPE increasing to 500-1000 J/kg, with some further increase possible into late afternoon. Modest northwesterly midlevel flow along the periphery of an upper ridge over the southern Rockies is supporting effective shear of 25-35 kt, which may support occasional storm organization. Initial discrete storms will continue to pose a threat of isolated severe gusts and possibly some hail. With time, increasingly prominent outflow within the initially hot and well-mixed environment will support development of one or more loosely organized clusters, which would move southeastward with some increase in the severe-wind threat into parts of the central/southern High Plains. Watch issuance is possible over parts of the region, if a more organized severe threat appears imminent. ...Dean/Hart.. 07/16/2024 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!7jVRWk_VkpTnNJEsNr_EbaHsbsxcasszIyIynwbxzpUhhrM9nu6BXGh9iMAVdhKv9keVXVYQn= OqDt4O5N69huY6waWg$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...DDC...GLD...AMA...PUB...BOU...ABQ... LAT...LON 38670512 38800169 37820065 36470076 35000080 34950082 34860235 35000350 36140432 37070460 38670512=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 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .