104  
ACUS01 KWNS 251955  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 251953  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0153 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
 
VALID 252000Z - 261200Z  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST  
ALABAMA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND NORTHERN FLORIDA...  
   
..SUMMARY  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST  
STATES THIS AFTERNOON, WITH DAMAGING GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES  
POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA.  
   
..20Z UPDATE  
 
A NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST-ORIENTED QUASI-LINEAR BAND OF CONVECTION WITH  
EMBEDDED BOWS AND OCCASIONAL TRANSIENT CIRCULATIONS CONTINUES TO  
PROGRESS EASTWARD AT MID-AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, EXTREME  
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SCENARIO WILL REMAIN  
FAVORABLE, PARTICULARLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS (THROUGH LATE  
AFTERNOON) FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND A TORNADO RISK ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST/TOWARD SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS NEARBY NORTH  
FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY NEAR A SURFACE WAVE AND ALONG/SOUTH OF A  
NORTHWARD-SHIFTING WARM FRONT. LATEST WSR-88D VWP DATA FROM  
TALLAHASSEE CONTINUES TO IMPLY 250+ M2/S2 0-1KM SRH, WHILE  
MIDDLE/UPPER 60S F SURFACE DEWPOINTS, WITH A FEW 70F OBSERVATIONS,  
ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON WITHIN THE INLAND-EXPANDING WARM SECTOR.  
 
..GUYER.. 01/25/2026  
   
PREV DISCUSSION  
/ISSUED 1003 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026/  
   
..AL/GA/FL  
 
MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A POTENT MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE  
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED 100KT JET OVER AR. THIS FEATURE WILL TRACK  
RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE TN VALLEY TODAY, WITH LARGE SCALE  
FORCING OVERSPREADING THE GULF COAST STATES. THIS WILL AID IN THE  
DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT NOW  
EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL AL INTO SOUTHEAST LA. AHEAD OF THE FRONT,  
SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL TRANSPORT GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD AND  
RESULT IN WEAK BUT SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION FOR A RISK OF A FEW  
SEVERE STORMS. VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES IF SEMI-DISCRETE STRUCTURES CAN FORM ALONG/AHEAD OF THE  
DEVELOPING QLCS. OTHERWISE, LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE  
MAIN CONCERN. REFER TO MCD #0057 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.  
 
 
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