967  
ACUS03 KWNS 051919  
SWODY3  
SPC AC 051918  
 
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0218 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2025  
 
VALID 071200Z - 081200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST  
 
   
..SUMMARY  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT CURRENTLY FORECAST FOR TUESDAY.  
HOWEVER, A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT FROM NORTHEAST OHIO  
INTO WESTERN NEW YORK FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE  
GREAT LAKES DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT, WITH  
RELATIVELY WEAK FLOW INTO THE PLAINS WITH AN UPPER RIDGE. A COLD  
FRONT WILL PROGRESS TOWARD THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE OH  
VALLEY LATE, ACCELERATING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S F AND POCKETS OF HEATING  
WILL LEAD TO SEVERAL HUNDRED J/KG MUCAPE INTO PARTS OF NEW YORK AND  
PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE LARGE-SCALE ASCENT WILL BE INCREASING LATE IN  
THE DAY. AREAS OF EARLY PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE  
COLD FRONT DURING THE DAY, WHICH MAY LIMIT DESTABILIZATION. HOWEVER,  
A DIURNAL INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IS LIKELY AS ASCENT IS MAXIMIZED,  
FROM NORTHEAST OH INTO NORTHERN PA AND MUCH OF UPSTATE NY.  
 
FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM VARIOUS MODELS INDICATE UNCERTAINTY IN THE  
DEGREE OF DESTABILIZATION AND ANTECEDENT PRECIPITATION. IN ADDITION,  
MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR DURING THE EVENING AFTER PEAK  
HEATING. GIVEN THESE UNCERTAINTIES, WILL MAINTAIN GENERAL  
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE AREA. HOWEVER, GIVEN INCREASING DEEP-LAYER  
SHEAR AND LIFT, A CONDITIONAL RISK OF AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE GUSTS  
CANNOT BE RULED OUT SHOULD THIS SETUP TREND IN A MORE UNSTABLE  
DIRECTION.  
 
..JEWELL.. 10/05/2025  
 
 
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