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Mesoscale Discussion 1786

July 27, 20044 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 27, 2004, 4:10 PM MDT for 4 states. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2004, 4:10 PM MDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2004, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Baca County, CO, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Quay County, NM, Union County, NM, Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2004-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 467 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2004-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1078 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 12:05 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArchuleta, Conejos, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 11 more2 hr
Jul 27, 1:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDolores, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel5 hr
Jul 27, 2:01 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDolores, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel119 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in New Mexico, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2004Every mesoscale discussion in 2004

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.