190  
ACUS01 KWNS 231937  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 231935  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0135 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
VALID 232000Z - 241200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST  
 
   
..SUMMARY  
 
SCATTERED WEAK THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TODAY INTO TONIGHT  
ACROSS THE TEXAS BIG BEND REGION INTO CENTRAL TEXAS.  
   
..20Z UPDATE  
 
NO CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST ARE NEEDED. SEE THE PREVIOUS  
DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.  
 
..WENDT.. 01/23/2026  
   
PREV DISCUSSION  
/ISSUED 0958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026/  
 
A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS  
THIS EVENING, WITH LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT SPREADING ACROSS  
MUCH OF TX/OK. FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN THIS AREA SHOW SUFFICIENTLY  
STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MUCAPE > 0 TO SUPPORT OCCASIONAL  
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS INCLUDES PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TX AND SOUTHERN  
OK WHERE FREEZING P-TYPES ARE ANTICIPATED.  
 
OVER SOUTH TX, THE MAIN COLD FRONT WILL BE SURGING SOUTHWARD INTO A  
MOIST AIR MASS WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S. SEVERAL MODEL SOLUTIONS  
SUGGEST THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT -  
MAINLY AFTER DARK. WHILE A BRIEF TORNADO OR STRONG WIND GUST CANNOT  
BE RULED OUT, RAPID UNDERCUTTING OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT  
THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT SO NO PROBABILITIES HAVE BEEN ADDED.  
 
 
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