MD 1794 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 645... FOR PORTIONS LOWER-MIDDLE TX COASTAL PLAIN.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1794
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 PM CDT MON SEP 06 2010
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS LOWER-MIDDLE TX COASTAL PLAIN.
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 645...
VALID 070450Z - 070645Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 645 CONTINUES.
TS HERMINE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING GENERALLY NNWWD PER LATEST
NHC FCST...THROUGH REMAINDER WW DURATION. IN STEP WITH TRANSLATION
OF HERMINE'S CENTER...EXPECT INCREASING AREAL COVERAGE OF MOST
FAVORABLE NNW-NE-SE SECTOR OF CIRCULATION ENVELOPE INLAND.
SCATTERED DISCRETE TSTMS ARE EVIDENT ATTM OFFSHORE PADRE
ISLAND...MOVING NWWD TOWARD COAST...A FEW OF WHICH HAVE EXHIBITED
WEAK-MDT AND EPISODIC CYCLONIC SHEAR. THIS ACTIVITY APPEARS TO LIE
ALONG NERN EDGE OF AREA OF FAVORABLE LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS BASED ON
FCST WIND FIELDS...VWP AND MODIFIED FCST SOUNDINGS. COMPACT AREA OF
0-1 KM AGL SRH 150-350 J/KG IS EVIDENT OVER LOWER TX COAST AND
INLAND N OF CENTER...FOR CELLS MOVING NWWD. VWP TRENDS ALSO SHOW
THAT HODOGRAPHS HAVE BEGUN TO ENLARGE AT CRP...A TREND THAT SHOULD
CONTINUE AS CENTER MOVES ACROSS LOWER VALLEY REGION. AS CENTER OF
HERMINE PASSES...TORNADO POTENTIAL SHOULD DIMINISH AT LOCATIONS TO
ITS S THROUGH SW...GIVEN COMBINATION OF LESS-FAVORABLE
SHEAR...RELATIVELY WEAK BUOYANCY...AND RELATIVE LACK OF DEEP
CONVECTION.
REF NHC ADVISORIES FOR LATEST TRACK/INTENSITY FCST ON HERMINE.
..EDWARDS.. 09/07/2010
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ATTN...WFO...CRP...EWX...BRO...
LAT...LON 25959716 25929736 25849742 26019772 26059818 26249854
26789839 27259851 27309823 28549834 28719813 28639780
29109700 28369636 28069678 27619719 27169738 26579726
25959716
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