468  
ACUS01 KWNS 210550  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 210549  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1149 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST  
 
   
..SUMMARY  
 
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE  
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
   
..DISCUSSION  
 
A LONG-WAVE CYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY ACROSS THE  
U.S, AS AN EMBEDDED MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE  
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S. AT THE SURFACE, A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE  
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES TODAY.  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE  
SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER,  
NO SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE  
CONTINENTAL U.S., THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST TODAY OR TONIGHT.  
 
..BROYLES/WEINMAN.. 01/21/2026  
 
 
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