279  
ACUS48 KWNS 030859  
SWOD48  
SPC AC 030858  
 
DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0358 AM CDT THU JUL 03 2025  
 
VALID 061200Z - 111200Z  
   
..DISCUSSION  
 
DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD, A MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD  
ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. ASIDE FROM THE PRIMARY RIDGE, THERE  
WILL BE SEVERAL MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS THROUGHOUT THE FLOW  
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND ALSO FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE ATLANTIC  
COAST. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE  
PERIOD, BUT STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW/SHEAR SHOULD MOSTLY STAY NORTH  
OF THE STRONGER INSTABILITY EARLY IN THE PERIOD.  
 
AT SOME POINT NEXT WEEK (MID WEEK ACCORDING TO THE GFS AND LATE NEXT  
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND ECMWF) MID-LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL  
LIKELY STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE PLAINS (TO THE EAST OF THE PRIMARY  
RIDGE). WHENEVER THIS OCCURS, THE PATTERN WOULD FAVOR SEVERE MCSS  
GIVEN THE FORECAST STRONG INSTABILITY AND MODERATE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR.  
HOWEVER, THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS TOO  
GREAT TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE FORECAST OF THE TIMING AND LOCATION OF  
THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF  
NEXT WEEK.  
 
..BENTLEY.. 07/03/2025  
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