Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Louisville, KY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
250 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2003

.SHORT TERM...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP IN THE MUGGY AIRMASS SOUTH OF
THE WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS ARE ON THE NORTHERN AXIS
OF DEEPER MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND WE EXPECT THESE STORMS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING.

THE MODELS BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF S/W ENERGY ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA AROUND 12Z SATURDAY. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP A MENTION OF STORMS
IN THE FORECAST OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE FORECAST AREA.

MAJOR CHANGES ARE IN STORE THIS FORECAST PACKAGE AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES PROPAGATES TO THE EAST. THE
MODELS ARE A LITTLE SLOWER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS BUT WE STILL EXPECT
TO SEE A COLD FRONT SWEEP ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY AROUND 12Z
SUNDAY. THE DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOST IMPRESSIVE JUST
TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE CFA BUT WE EXPECT A LINE OF STORMS TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS THE CFA OVERNIGHT. BOWING
SEGMENTS AND WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS.

THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PUT AN END TO THE THUNDERSTORMS AS ME MOVE
INTO A DRIER AND MORE STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW.

MAV TEMPERATURES LOOK A LITTLE WARM SATURDAY AND WE WILL GO WITH THE
LOWER FWC GUIDANCE VALUES BUT WE DO LIKE THE COOLER MAV TEMPERATURES
ON SUNDAY.

.EXTENDED NOTES...
GENERAL MID-LEVEL TROFINESS OVER THE NERN QUADRANT OF THE CONUS
LOOKS TO KEEP TEMPS ACROSS LMK FA SLIGHTLY BELOW MID MAY
CLIMATOLOGIES FOR A GOOD PART OF NEXT WEEK. PER 6/12Z GFS RUNS, LATE
WED INTO THU A SIG 500MB WAVE DROPS SEWD INTO FA, GENERATING SCT
PCPN POLEWARD OF SFC LOW. HWVR, THERE IS QUITE THE DISCREPANCY IN
HOW THE GFS HANDLES THIS FEATURE COMPARED TO THE LATEST ECMWF RUN,
WHICH TAKES MOST OF THE ENERGY NOW OVER GULF OF ALASKA AND DROPS
THAT INTO A STG EWD PROPAGATING WAVE OVER SWRN CONUS BY 12Z/WED.
THIS RESULTS IN A MUCH WEAKER WAVE DROPPING INTO OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
LATEST GFS ENSEMBLE SERIES ALSO INDICATES A WIDE RANGE OF SOLUTIONS
WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE MEANS ARE PERHAPS LEANING SLIGHTLY TOWARDS
ECMWF SOLN. OVERALL WILL JUST GO WITH A LOW CHC OF -TSRA WED AND
THU. LOW CONFIDENCE IN TS CHCS GIVEN FCST RAOBS FROM 12Z GFS, BUT
GIVEN TIME OF YEAR KEPT CHC TS IN FCST.

.LMK...NONE.

XXV/XVI

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
850 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A VERY WARM, MOIST, AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS
COULD BECOME SEVERE, WITH LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS BEING THE
PRIMARY THREATS. ALSO, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE, ANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY INTENSE RAINFALL, ALONG
WITH DEADLY LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY, WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE. INTO SATURDAY NIGHT, A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. A COMPLEX OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT, AS
IT MOVES THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT FOR THE AREA.

A SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS,
AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDERSTORM
CLUSTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY
SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
LOUISVILLE. SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND AMATEUR RADIO NETWORKS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION, PARTICULARLY SATURDAY NIGHT.

SCHOLZ

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
856 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2003

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CLEARED
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
   JEFFERSON...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...ORANGE...CLARK...DUBOIS...
   CRAWFORD...HARRISON...FLOYD AND PERRY

IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
   TRIMBLE...HENRY...OLDHAM...JEFFERSON...SHELBY...MEADE...SPENCER...
   BULLITT...BRECKINRIDGE...HARDIN...NELSON AND WASHINGTON

IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
   SCOTT...FRANKLIN...FAYETTE...WOODFORD...ANDERSON...JESSAMINE...
   MERCER...MADISON...ESTILL...GARRARD AND BOYLE

IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY
   HANCOCK

IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
   MAGOFFIN...WOLFE...FLOYD...PIKE...LEE...BREATHITT...JACKSON...
   OWSLEY...KNOTT...PERRY...CLAY...LESLIE...LETCHER...KNOX...HARLAN
   AND BELL

IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
   LINCOLN...CASEY...ROCKCASTLE...PULASKI...LAUREL...WAYNE...WHITLEY
   AND MCCREARY

STUREY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
943 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2003

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CLEARED
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
   MADISON...GARRARD AND BOYLE

IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
   LINCOLN AND CASEY

STUREY