128  
ACUS01 KWNS 210516  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 210514  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1114 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2025  
 
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY.  
   
..PACIFIC NORTHWEST
 
 
LOW-AMPLITUDE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE PACIFIC  
NORTHWEST COAST LATER THIS EVENING AS MODEST MIDLEVEL HEIGHT FALLS  
SPREAD INLAND ACROSS WA/OR. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS WEAK  
BUOYANCY WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE PERIOD, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE  
COAST, WHERE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SBCAPE GENERALLY LESS  
THAN 100 J/KG. AS FREEZING LEVELS LOWER, SHALLOW CONVECTION MAY  
PENETRATE LEVELS NECESSARY FOR LIGHTNING DISCHARGE. FOR THESE  
REASONS WILL MAINTAIN 10% PROBABILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS,  
PRIMARILY NEAR THE COAST.  
 
..DARROW/SQUITIERI.. 12/21/2025  
 

 
 
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