169  
ACUS02 KWNS 311650  
SWODY2  
SPC AC 311648  
 
DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1048 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2026  
 
VALID 011200Z - 021200Z  
   
..NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL APPEARS LOW ON SUNDAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A LARGE AND POWERFUL CYCLONE INITIALLY OFFSHORE OF THE CAROLINA  
COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ON SUNDAY,  
WITH COLD, DRY, AND STABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE ACROSS  
THE EASTERN CONUS. ELSEWHERE, A LOW-AMPLITUDE MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE  
TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE PERIOD.  
COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND VERY WEAK BUOYANCY WILL ACCOMPANY THIS  
SYSTEM, AND VERY ISOLATED/SPORADIC LIGHTNING FLASHES CANNOT BE RULED  
OUT, BUT IT CURRENTLY APPEARS THAT CONVECTION WILL BE TOO  
WEAK/SHALLOW FOR A MORE SUBSTANTIAL THUNDERSTORM THREAT.  
 
..DEAN.. 01/31/2026  
 

 
 
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