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ACUS02 KWNS 180531
SWODY2
SPC AC 180529
DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1229 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
..NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
..SUMMARY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY ON THURSDAY.
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, WITH A
LARGE-SCALE UPPER RIDGE FROM CA INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. EAST
OF THERE, NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE MAINTAINED OVER THE CENTRAL
STATES, AS ELONGATED UPPER TROUGHING PERSISTS ALONG THE EAST COAST.
AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PREVALENT OVER MUCH OF THE
CONUS, WITH CENTERS OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND FROM THE MID ATLANTIC
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF AMERICA. GIVEN THIS DRY AND STABLE
PATTERN, THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
..JEWELL.. 03/18/2026
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