Subj : DAY48SVR: Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman Ok To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Sat Aug 31 2024 08:35:06 ACUS48 KWNS 310834 SWOD48 SPC AC 310833 Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0333 AM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 Valid 031200Z - 081200Z ....DISCUSSION... Global models are in reasonable agreement with handling of large-scale features through about Day 5/Wednesday, after which divergent tendencies become apparent -- particularly with the handling of a weak short-wave feature moving across the northwestern U.S. early in the period. Models depict this feature partially phasing with a more substantial trough moving across western Canada within the faster belt of westerlies to the north Day 4/Tuesday, and then emerging into the north-central U.S. Day 5. Afterward, evolution of this trough begins to differ substantially amongst the models. The GFS depicts this trough evolving into cut-off low over the Upper Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes region Day 6/Thursday, which then lingers in place through Day 8 and beyond. Meanwhile, the ECMWF remains slowly progressive with the trough into eastern North America through the period. Given these substantial differences, convective/severe potential cannot be reasonably assessed beyond Day 5. In the Day 4-5 time frame, a cold-frontal advance out of the western U.S. into the northern Plains -- and eventually the Great Lakes region -- is expected, in tandem with the progression of the aforementioned upper trough. However, with a surface high still firmly in place from the eastern U.S. westward into the central/southern Plains, Gulf moisture will remain suppressed, and thus the likelihood for only meager destabilization across the pre-frontal warm sector. Therefore, severe risk is expected to remain limited, thus not requiring a 15% areal outline associated with this system through Day 5. ...Goss.. 08/31/2024 = = = 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) .