251  
ACUS03 KWNS 031931  
SWODY3  
SPC AC 031930  
 
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0230 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2025  
 
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST  
 
   
..SUMMARY  
 
A COUPLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE  
OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEYS TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND ACROSS PARTS OF  
OREGON ON FRIDAY, THOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS  
APPEARS LOW.  
   
..DISCUSSION  
 
A BROAD MIDLEVEL TROUGH CENTERED ON THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL  
SHIFT SLIGHTLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD, AS A MIDLEVEL SPEED  
MAXIMUM ADVANCES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO  
QUEBEC. A RELATED SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD FROM ONTARIO  
INTO QUEBEC, WHILE A COLD FRONT EXTENTS SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE OH  
VALLEY TO A SEPARATE SURFACE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS. GIVEN  
A SLOW EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION OF THE FRONT AND LARGE-SCALE  
FORCING FOR ASCENT LAGGING BEHIND, THUNDERSTORMS MAY TEND TO BE  
ANAFRONTAL. HOWEVER, IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP  
ALONG/IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM THE OH/TN VALLEYS INTO THE  
SOUTHERN PLAINS, AMPLE MOISTURE/BUOYANCY AND AROUND 30 KT OF  
MIDLEVEL WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WOULD CONDITIONALLY SUPPORT A  
COUPLE STRONG/LOOSELY ORGANIZED STORMS.  
 
FARTHER WEST, A MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  
THROUGH THE PERIOD. RELATED FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL PROMOTE  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OR. MODERATELY ENHANCED MIDLEVEL FLOW  
AND STEEP DEEP-LAYER LAPSE RATES MAY PROMOTE A COUPLE STRONG STORMS  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS.  
 
..WEINMAN.. 09/03/2025  
 
 
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