165  
ACUS02 KWNS 141727  
SWODY2  
SPC AC 141725  
 
DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1225 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2025  
 
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST  
 
   
..SUMMARY  
 
ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL APPEARS GENERALLY LOW ON  
MONDAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL PIVOT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MINNESOTA  
EARLY IN THE PERIOD. TO THE WEST, ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE  
INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL EXIST IN THE  
CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS.  
   
..UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SOUTHWARD INTO THE OZARKS  
 
CURRENT GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THAT THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH  
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MINNESOTA WILL NOT BE WELL PHASED WITH  
THE GREATEST SURFACE HEATING. HOWEVER, THE ECMWF REMAINS SLOWER THAN  
OTHER GUIDANCE IN THIS REGARD. GREATER BUOYANCY WILL MORE LIKELY  
DEVELOP FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA/WESTERN WISCONSIN SOUTHWARD INTO THE  
OZARKS. HOWEVER, THESE AREAS WILL BE INCREASINGLY REMOVED FROM THE  
DEPARTING MID-LEVEL ASCENT AND STRONGER WIND SHEAR. OCCASIONALLY  
STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITHIN THE POCKETS  
OF GREATER BUOYANCY, BUT THE A LARGE SCALE PATTERN SUGGESTS THESE  
STORMS WILL BE QUITE ISOLATED AND BRIEF.  
   
..CENTRAL INTO NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS  
 
WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE FROM CENTRAL  
WYOMING INTO PORTION OF THE HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST. CLOUD COVER  
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST AND LIMITED LOW-LEVEL  
MOISTURE WILL LIMIT THE INTENSITY OF THIS ACTIVITY. EVEN SO, STEEP  
MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND POCKETS OF STEEPER LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES  
COULD SUPPORT STRONGER WIND GUSTS.  
   
..NORTH CAROLINA TIDEWATER  
 
AN OFFSHORE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY  
MORNING. WHILE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL BE ENHANCED,  
PRECIPITATION/CLOUDS TROUGH THE DAY/EVENING SHOULD KEEP BUOYANCY  
INLAND LIMITED. CONFIDENCE IN A LOW-END SEVERE THREAT REMAINS VERY  
LOW.  
 
..WENDT.. 09/14/2025  
 
 
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