Saturday, February 7, 2009

Saturday/Early Afternoon

WEATHER CODE: GREEN ***No hazardous weather expected***



Focus will be on potential for severe weather outbreak Tuesday/Wednesday...

What a beautiful day it is today! Not to much sunshine, but the very mild temperatures are such a relief after the bitterly cold weather we had last week!

Cooler weather will return tomorrow with highs in the lower and middle 40's as the jet stream sags a bit more south. The jet stream will pull back north Monday through Wednesday with highs all three days hovering in the upper 50's to lower 60's.

Briefly wanted to discuss the potential for a severe weather event for the Tuesday night and Wednesday time frame. A very potent cold front will be placed to our west Tuesday night. On Wednesday the Gulf of Mexico will be wide open as the cold front slides through the region Wednesday afternoon/evening. This will feed the already powerful front.

All in all the potential for a significant severe weather event is beginning to increase. Their are still alot of variables that need to be worked out including: amount of instability, timing, and the exact atmospheric dynamics that will be present during the event. This would be devastating not only to those without power, but for everyone that dealt with the winter storm a little over a week ago. I will have a more detailed explanation of what we could be dealing with later this evening...STAY TUNED!

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