995  
ACUS03 KWNS 170655  
SWODY3  
SPC AC 170653  
 
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0153 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A STRONG MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO  
SOUTHEAST CANADA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST  
TO INITIALLY EXIST FROM SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC AND GULF AS SURFACE HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS IN ITS WAKE.  
 
SOME LINGERING MOISTURE AND WEAK INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY BE PRESENT  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUNDAY MORNING. BY LATE MORNING, HEATING MAY BE  
SUFFICIENT FOR SOME STORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER,  
GIVEN THE WEAK INSTABILITY, NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THIS  
FRONT WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC/GULF BY LATE  
AFTERNOON AND BRING AN END TO ANY STORM THREAT ACROSS THE CONUS  
(EXCEPT FOR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA).  
 
..BENTLEY.. 04/17/2026  
 

 
 
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