491  
ACUS01 KWNS 221251  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 221250  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0750 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2025  
 
VALID 221300Z - 231200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK APPEARS NEGLIGIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
WATER-VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS A PRONOUNCED UPPER TROUGH/LOW  
OVER THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST CANADA, WHILE ANOTHER SIMILAR  
FEATURE MOVES ASHORE THE CA COAST TODAY. IN THE LOW LEVELS, A FRONT  
WILL PUSH NORTHEAST THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TODAY. A SEVERAL HOUR  
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WILL EXIST FOR LOW-TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS TO  
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE 12 UTC  
OKX RAOB ONLY SHOWED AROUND 200 J/KG MUCAPE IN PROXIMITY TO WHERE  
WEAK CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING. MODEL FORECAST  
SOUNDINGS VARY REGARDING THE MAGNITUDE OF INSTABILITY (I.E., SCANT  
TO WEAK) ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING, CASTING SOME  
UNCERTAINTY ON STORM INTENSITY. THE SCENARIO OF A NEGLIGIBLE RISK  
FOR SEVERE FROM WEAK/SHALLOW CONVECTION APPEARS MOST PROBABLE WITH  
THIS ACTIVITY BEFORE IT PUSHES EAST OF THE COAST. FARTHER WEST OVER  
CA AND THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL INTERMITTENTLY OCCUR AS A LOBE OF ASCENT AND ADEQUATE PW  
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING.  
 
..SMITH/BENTLEY.. 10/22/2025  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab SPC Page Main Text Page