285  
ACUS01 KWNS 210447  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 210446  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1146 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2025  
 
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST TODAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME WILL EXIST ACROSS THE CONUS TODAY, WITH  
MULTIPLE EMBEDDED WAVES. IN GENERAL, MINIMAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY  
IS FORECAST DUE TO A RELATIVELY STABLE AIR MASS DUE TO HIGH  
PRESSURE. ONE SUCH HIGH WILL BE SITUATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND INTO  
THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH MINIMAL MOISTURE RETURN INTO  
SOUTHERN TX. ANOTHER SURFACE HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT  
BASIN FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. THAT SAID, THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL  
BE LIMITED TO A SMALL PART OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AND FROM  
SOUTHEAST SD ACROSS IA AND INTO IL. BOTH AREAS WILL BE BENEATH THEIR  
RESPECTIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS, WITH COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT  
SUPPORTING WEAK CONVECTION.  
 
..JEWELL/LYONS.. 03/21/2025  
 

 
 
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