455  
ACUS01 KWNS 051955  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 051953  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0153 PM CST MON JAN 05 2026  
 
VALID 052000Z - 061200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
..20Z UPDATE
 
 
THERE ARE NO CHANGES MADE TO THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS ISSUANCE.  
 
..BROYLES.. 01/05/2026  
   
PREV DISCUSSION
 
/ISSUED 1024 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026/  
   
..DISCUSSION
 
 
A PROGRESSIVE LOW-AMPLITUDE FLOW REGIME WILL PERSIST OVER THE CONUS,  
WITH SPLIT FLOW ALONG THE WEST COAST INCLUDING A SOUTHERN-STREAM  
UPPER LOW OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. SEMI-STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE  
RATES EXIST IN PROXIMITY TO THE UPPER LOW NEAR THE NORTH-CENTRAL  
CALIFORNIA COAST, WITH RELATED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL  
MAINLY EARLY TODAY. HOWEVER, THIS THERMODYNAMICALLY CONDUCIVE  
ENVIRONMENT WILL TREND LESS FAVORABLE OVER TIME. ADDITIONALLY, A FEW  
LIGHTNING FLASHES MAY OCCUR TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN  
ASSOCIATION WITH AN EASTWARD-MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGH.  
 

 
 
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