Severe Thunderstorm Warning 522, NWS Springfield, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
232 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2003

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE CORN BELT HEADING RIGHT FOR THE
OZARKS IS THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MEANWHILE...ANOTHER OPPRESSIVE AFTERNOON BEING OBSERVED OVER THE
MISSOURI VALLEY WITH TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES IN SOME
LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF THE PLATEAU. RECORD OF 99 ALREADY TIED
AT ROLLA/VICHY...AND ONLY A DEGREE SHY AT THIS POINT WITH 100 AT
JOPLIN.  THANKFULLY...SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISCONTINUE THE HEAT
ADVISORY TONIGHT DESPITE HOT WEATHER EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW SOUTH
AND ALONG THE FRONT.

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SATURDAY)...
PULSE CONVECTION NOW BEGINNING TO LIGHT UP OVER ARKANSAS AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  12Z SOUNDING DATA FROM SPRINGFIELD INDICATED
SIGNIFICANT MOISTENING FROM 600 MB AND ALOFT.  HOWEVER...THE 800 TO
650 MB LAYER HAS DRIED OUT FROM THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.  DEEPER
BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING...FURTHER ENHANCING AN INVERTED V STRUCTURE TO
THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE WILL CREATE MORE DOWNDRAFT AVAILABLE POTENTIAL
ENERGY.  CONDITIONS CERTAINLY FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED SEVERE PULSE
STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH LIKELY...FURTHER DETAILS
ARE MENTIONED IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.  WAS RELUCTANT TO
DISCONTINUE THUNDER CHANCES PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT WITH SURFACE FRONT
APPROACHING MY NORTHERN COUNTIES...THEREFORE MENTIONED CHANCES ALL
NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

FRONT SHOULD BE DRAPED ALONG THE MISSOURI-ARKANSAS BORDER BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON TAPPING INTO AN ATMOSPHERE RELATIVELY HIGHER IN
MOISTURE CONTENT.  THINK THE MESO-ETA CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
FIELDS FINALLY LOOK DECENT...AND WILL CONFINE STORM CHANCES ACROSS
MY EXTREME SOUTHERN COUNTIES DURING THE DESTABILIZATION HOURS OF THE
AFTERNOON.  ONGOING FORECAST HAS PRECIP LINGERING INTO THE FRIDAY
NIGHT PERIOD WHICH LOOKS REASONABLE.  HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO SETTLE
INTO THE NATIONS MID SECTION ON SATURDAY WITH LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST
FLOW OVER THE AREA FOR A COUPLE DAYS.  SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRY
WEEKEND ON TAP FOR FOLKS IN THE SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
OZARKS.

LONG TERM (SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY)...
NOT A WHOLE LOT HAS CHANGED WITH THE EXTENDED PERIODS.  LONG RANGE
PROGS STILL HAVE NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE BROADENING OUT WITH THE MAIN
BELT OF WESTERLIES CONFINED ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA.  THERE IS SOME
EVIDENCE THAT THE DEEP SOUTH AIRMASS MAY TRY TO NOSE INTO SOUTHERN
MISSOURI TOWARDS DAYS 6 AND 7...HENCE AFTERNOON PULSE CHANCES.
ONGOING FORECAST HAS EVERYTHING DRY AND UNEVENTFUL AND WILL CONTINUE
THIS THINKING UNTIL THINGS BECOME A LITTLE MORE CLEAR CUT.

GFS OUT TO 10 DAYS IS HINTING TOWARDS INTENSIFYING A SOUTHEAST
CANADIAN CYCLONE AND DROPPING IT OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE LOWER
48.  WITH DOMINATING RIDGE CONTINUING OUT WEST...THIS WILL PUT US
BACK INTO NORTHWEST FLOW AND MAY BE OUR NEXT CHANCE AT GETTING ANY
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN THE EXTENDED.  OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR MORE HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST.

&&

.AVIATION...
ONCE AGAIN...SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BE EXPECT OVER THE REGION...ESPECIALLY TOWARD UNO AREA IN NEXT
FEW HOURS. MICROBURST POTENTIAL CERTAINLY EXISTS INVOF OF THE
STRONGER CELLS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY
DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI
TONIGHT.  PILOTS CAN GENERALLY EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS IN AREAS NOT
AFFECTED BY STORMS...ALTHOUGH SOME MVFR (3-5 MILE) LIGHT FOG MAY
DEVELOP TOWARD SUNRISE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAINFALL.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.MO...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A BRANSON TO CONWAY TO ROLLA LINE.
.KS...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL KANSAS COUNTIES.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
  THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH AND HAIL
  UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  HEAT:  NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BRANSON TO ROLLA THIS
  AFTERNOON.
  THUNDERSTORMS:  AREAWIDE AFTER 200 PM.

  DISCUSSION:

  INTENSE HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
  MUCH OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED
  TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 IN AREAS NORTH OF THE OZARK PLATEAU...
  PRODUCING HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES IN THESE
  LOCATIONS.  FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE PLATEAU...TEMPERATURES WILL BE
  LIMITED TO THE UPPER 90S WITH HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105.

  DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT...THE ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE
  OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS.  SCATTERED
SHOWERS
  AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE
  INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTHWEST
  WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THIS ACTIVITY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THE
  ENVIRONMENT WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO PRODUCE
  DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

  RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING FRIDAY
MORNING
  AS THE COLD FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  A FEW OF
THESE
  STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...HOWEVER...CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING
  AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF TODAYS STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION
  WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF

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