560  
ACUS03 KWNS 080708  
SWODY3  
SPC AC 080707  
 
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0207 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2025  
 
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST  
 
   
..SUMMARY  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL APPEARS LOW ON FRIDAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE, A  
SHORTWAVE UPPER TROUGH WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES  
WHILE A SECOND UPPER TROUGH MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC  
NORTHWEST.  
 
A WEAK SURFACE FRONT WILL DEVELOP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST  
AS THE UPPER TROUGH EJECTS EASTWARD. SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SHALLOW,  
LOW-TOPPED CONVECTION MAY DEVELOP NEAR/JUST BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS  
THE GREAT LAKES, THOUGH LITTLE LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY THIS  
ACTIVITY.  
 
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S.  
AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND IN RELATION TO HURRICANE PRISCILLA,  
WHICH IS FORECAST BY NHC TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN BAJA PENINSULA ON  
FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, BUT WEAK INSTABILITY  
WILL LIMIT SEVERE POTENTIAL. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS  
PARTS OF FL AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT DEVELOPS SOUTH ACROSS THE  
PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF. POOR LAPSE RATES AND WEAK  
INSTABILITY/SHEAR WILL PRECLUDE SEVERE POTENTIAL.  
 
..LEITMAN.. 10/08/2025  
 
 
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