Subj : MESO: Nws Weather Prediction Center College Park Md To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Sat Mar 29 2025 20:07:25 AWUS01 KWNH 292006 FFGMPD MSZ000-LAZ000-300005- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0094 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 405 PM EDT Sat Mar 29 2025 Areas affected...Southeast LA...Far Southwest MS Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible Valid 292005Z - 300005Z Summary...Showers and thunderstorms are expanding and intensifying over south-central LA. While a fair amount of uncertainty remains, training cells with maximum hourly rainfall rates of 2-3"/hour will support an increasing flash flood threat (possibly significant) this afternoon. Discussion...Radar and Day Cloud Phase imagery this afternoon continues to depict expanding thunderstorm thunderstorm coverage along the Central Gulf Coast. As this activity matures, radar estimates hourly rainfall rates of 1.8-2.8"/hour are occurring within the most intense cores. This uptick in coverage and intensity is likely in response to 1) increasing insolation across the region, 2) the approach of an offshore MCV, and 3) a broad north-south oriented 850 hPa convergence axis. Near the convection, mesoanalysis estimates of 1500 J/kg MLCAPE (in a saturated and "skinny" profile), PWAT of 1.6-1.7", and 20 kts of effective bulk shear suggest cells should maintain enough organization to realize the moist and unstable environment. Over the next several hours, expect areas downstream to fill in where cumulus is showing increasing increasing development, and train as the slow moving forcing aligns with the mean flow. With all of this said, there remains a fair amount of uncertainty amongst the CAM suite with how the convection evolves through tonight. However, through 0z, the 12z HREF suite depits increasing probabilities of 6 hour QPF exceeding the 10 to 100 year ARI, generally focused over Southeast LA (45% and 35%, respectively). This suggests an increasing threat of flash flooding over the next several hours, some of which could be significant -- particularly over vulnerable urban areas. Asherman ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov__;!!= DZ3fjg!4iMuny3Z9uhyr0FEWrVQznNFwuihUBrpiMIrTar7riSpSiYdcX7nLFxYV2E5SXbPNclD= 7SBwEKFtnwAKwmP6IJ8k8CY$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...LCH...LIX...MOB... ATTN...RFC...LMRFC...NWC... LAT...LON 31069021 30728892 29788903 29539047 29699186=20 30059252 30619249 30989160=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) .