201  
ACUS48 KWNS 070852  
SWOD48  
SPC AC 070852  
 
DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0252 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009  
 
VALID 101200Z - 151200Z  
   
..DISCUSSION  
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA IS FORECAST BY NHC TO MOVE INTO THE CNTRL  
GULF REGION BY TUESDAY BEFORE BECOMING EXTRA-TROPICAL WEDNESDAY AS  
IT BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH PROGRESSIVE SRN STREAM TROUGH AND E-W  
ORIENTED BOUNDARY OVER THE GULF. IDA MAY APPROACH THE GULF COAST  
BEFORE RETREATING SEWD INTO THE GULF BY WEDNESDAY IN WAKE OF  
PROGRESSIVE UPPER TROUGH. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STORM WILL  
REMAIN FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE TO LIMIT THE SEVERE THREAT INLAND.  
HOWEVER...IDA WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE  
RISKS IN LATER OUTLOOKS. SEE NHC DISCUSSIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON  
IDA.  
 
BEYOND DAY 5...OVERALL SEVERE POTENTIAL SHOULD REMAIN LOW UNTIL  
POSSIBLY DAY 8 WHEN AN UPPER TROUGH COULD MOVE INTO THE CNTRL U.S.  
PRECEDED BY A RETURN FLOW FROM THE GULF. HOWEVER...MODEL SOLUTIONS  
DIVERGE ON THE AMPLITUDE AND TIMING OF THIS FEATURE. UNCERTAINTY  
ALSO EXISTS REGARDING DEGREE OF GULF MOISTURE RETURN. FOR THESE  
REASONS...NO SEVERE RISK AREA WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THIS TIME.  
 
..DIAL.. 11/07/2009  
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