Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1158 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 315 PM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

The short term concerns are timing and severity of convection
tonight into Wednesday.

Current water vapor imagery showing a couple of short waves
affecting the region this afternoon.  One to the north...which
continues to generate some isolated convection...north of the cwa.
THe other...stronger wave is over South Dakota and is generating
more widespread convection into eastern South Dakota.  Latest
mesoscale analysis is showing MLCAPE to 3000 j/kg in the northern
cwa. This region remains under at least some weak moisture transport
and waa under the right entrance region of 30h jet across southern
Canada. It should force at least scattered convection along the weak
frontal boundary into this evening.  Isolated severe is
possible...mainly because of high CAPE/DCAPE into the evening.

Farther west...stronger deep layer shear exists and the Dakotas
convection may develop into a MCS this evening and drop east
southeast into southwest Minnesota late. It still looks like much of
the far southern cwa will remain dry overnight...until the trough
and surface low moves in on Wednesday.  We will continue the likely
pop trend as it moves across the area. This along with more cloud
cover should limit overall temperature rises...especially to the
west...where they should remain in the 70s Wednesday afternoon.
Although shear will be greater...any severe convection will be
highly conditional and on amount of heating/destabilization...and
that currently looks limited.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 315 PM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

Main forecast concerns is timing of when or how long the
precipitation lasts Wednesday night/Thursday, and the heat
returning next week.

Wednesday night precipitation chances will depend on the strength
of the frontal boundary and how far south-southeast this boundary
moves by Thursday morning. Based on the weaker 85h flow and an
inverted trough forming Wednesday evening, precipitation is
likely for the southeastern 1/3 of MPX forecast area through
Thursday morning.

Chances of precipitation diminish considerably by Thursday morning
as the main upper level system moves off to the southeast, and a
drier northeast flow develops. There could be residual showers or
thunderstorms along the Minnesota/Iowa border Thursday afternoon
depending upon the amount of instability leftover from the surface
front.

This drier northeast flow has allowed for a drier forecast on
Friday and Saturday before winds shift to the southeast Saturday
night/Sunday. Dew points drop into the 50s/60s with this northeast
flow which will keep humidity levels comfortable.

Past Sunday, models have continued the trend of a much warmer and
humid air mass returning to the Upper Midwest. This scenario is
likely based on a strong long wave trough building southward
across the Pacific Northwest, which will allow for the Upper Ridge
to build northeast across the Rockies/Northern Plains. Although
both the GFS/EC become more progressive late next week in terms
of a fast west to east flow, I don't necessary believe in this
scenario, or at least the speed of the change. As it is beyond the
7 day period, and not in the current forecast, will see how things
develop as the upper level pattern evolves.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday night)
Issued at 1158 PM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

VFR conditions will continue tonight. Thunderstorms are expected
to develop across west central Minnesota overnight, before
dissipating Wed morning and then reinvigorating across the
southeast half of MN and into WI by afternoon. Some MVFR cigs are
possible following the wednesday afternoon activity. Winds will
remain light through the period.

KMSP...Most of the overnight storms should remain well north and
west of MSP. A stray shower or storm cannot be ruled out
completely, but the best chance will come Wednesday afternoon.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
Thu...VFR. SLGT CHC MVFR/TSRA. Winds NE 5 kts.
Fri...VFR. Winds E 5 kts.
Sat...VFR. Winds SE 5 kts.

&&

.MPX Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
WI...None.
MN...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...DWE
LONG TERM...JLT
AVIATION...BORGHOFF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
337 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2016

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
280845-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
337 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING THIS MORNING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY DROP SOUTH TODAY ACROSS MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN. WHILE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW...LIGHTNING
AND A FEW HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
418 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2016

MNZ047-048-054>056-271000-
CHIPPEWA-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-
418 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN STEVENS...
SWIFT...NORTHERN LAC QUI PARLE...NORTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA AND
SOUTHWESTERN POPE COUNTIES...

AT 417 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHOKIO TO LAKE OLIVER TO
BELLINGHAM. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE OLIVER AROUND 425 AM CDT.
  APPLETON AROUND 440 AM CDT.
  MORRIS AND MILAN AROUND 445 AM CDT.
  BENSON AND LAKE HASSEL AROUND 450 AM CDT.
  CYRUS AROUND 455 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CLONTARF...MORRIS
AIRPORT...LOUISBURG...HOLLOWAY...BIG BEND CITY...LAKE EMILY...CERRO
GORDO... BENSON AIRPORT...HAGEN AND ALBERTA.

LAT...LON 4522 9625 4518 9610 4526 9612 4531 9612
      4533 9608 4538 9612 4541 9612 4541 9615
      4551 9625 4560 9625 4564 9570 4534 9542
      4504 9587 4509 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0917Z 268DEG 32KT 4562 9624 4534 9599 4514 9629