975
ACUS01 KWNS 251222
SWODY1
SPC AC 251220
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0720 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2026
VALID 251300Z - 261200Z
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
..SUMMARY
ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY.
..WESTERN OK
WATER-VAPOR IMAGERY AND RADAR MOSAIC THIS MORNING SHOW A
CONVECTIVELY MODIFIED DISTURBANCE OVER EASTERN NM LIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. MID TO HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL BE PREVALENT TODAY OVER WESTERN OK DOWNSTREAM OF AN UPPER
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-LEVEL MOISTURE EMANATING FROM
TROPICAL ORIGINS OVER THE EAST PACIFIC. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE MODEST (UPWARDS OF 1500 J/KG
MLCAPE). IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN WHETHER A STRONGER STORM OR TWO WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LOW-PROBABILITY
THREAT FOR A SEVERE GUST.
..SOUTHERN HALF OF NM
IN WAKE OF AN EARLY DAY MCS ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EASTERN NM, SOME
HEATING WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN A DRY SLOT WRAPPING THROUGH THE
BASE OF A FOUR CORNERS UPPER TROUGH. DUE IN PART TO THE CONVECTIVE
OVERTURNING OF THE MCS, THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
QUALITY OF BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FORECAST LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF STRONGER CELLS COULD DEVELOP WITH SOME
RISK FOR HAIL, BUT THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN A SEVERE-CALIBER
THREAT ACCOMPANYING THESE POTENTIAL STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
..SMITH/BENTLEY.. 09/25/2026
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