MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2223
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1024 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
AREAS AFFECTED…E-CNTRL THROUGH NERN AL AND NWRN GA
CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH LIKELY
VALID 090424Z – 090600Z
A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SOON FOR NERN AND N-CNTRL
AL THROUGH NWRN AND W-CNTRL GA.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE NEWD WITH TIME AS THE
WARM FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM SWRN GA THROUGH N-CNTRL AL LIFTS
NWD ALONG 80 KT SWLY LOW LEVEL JET. SURFACE PRESSURES CONTINUE TO
FALL IN THIS REGION. A STRONG THETA-E GRADIENT EXISTS ACROSS THE
FRONT WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S IN COOL SECTOR AND 60S IN
WARM SECTOR SUGGESTING POTENTIAL FOR RAPID BOUNDARY LAYER
DESTABILIZATION AS THE WARM FRONT PASSES.
..DIAL.. 12/09/2009
ATTN…WFO…FFC…BMX…HUN…
LAT…LON 32288656 33548633 34668670 34758564 33638479 32328469
32288656
