Re: May 2017: Memorial Day/End Of May Outlook
Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 4:52 pm
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
346 PM CDT Sun May 28 2017
.DISCUSSION...
Line of storms likely about to fire along a frontal boundary
draped across ncntl Texas. As previously talked about, the atmos
is very unstable in advance w/ high CAPES and low LI`s. Anticipate
some severe storms to emerge as they make their way into se Tx
this evening. Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect generally
northwest of a Columbus-Livingston line until 10 pm. Dependent on
strength/movement trends, we may end up needing to add the metro
area to the watch as well. Aircraft soundings around there still
indicate some capping at 700mb, but has eroded some since this
morning. Almost all hazards are are the table with hail/winds the
primary threat, followed by localized heavy rain amounts & rates,
and finally a low (but non-zero) chance of a tornado.
This storm complex will send a boundary southward, and this will
determine the overall threat and/or locations for future hazardous
wx as another shortwave makes its way in from the sw late tonight
and Monday. Ongoing thinking continues to point to the southern
1/3 of the region being the more favored spot, but if a boundary
ends up well off the coast later tonight, pops and qpf amounts
will need to be adjusted downward Monday. Unfortunately, but not
unexpectedly, there isn`t a good model consensus.
Coastal troffiness is expected into midweek. Deeper moisture and convergence
along the trof (along with some passing upper impulses) will probably
trigger overnight and morning precip closer to the coast followed
by inland expansion with daytime heating. Looks like the trof
could wash out and we`d lose a surface focusing mechanism later in
the week, but atmos still looks plenty moist for higher end &
diurnally driven pops through the remainder of the work week.
There will probably be some locations we`ll need to keep an eye on
as we go thru the week as rainfall adds up. As ground gets more
saturated it won`t be able to absorb as much water, and higher
rain rates themselves could become more of a problem in regards to
flash flooding as this occurs. 47
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
346 PM CDT Sun May 28 2017
.DISCUSSION...
Line of storms likely about to fire along a frontal boundary
draped across ncntl Texas. As previously talked about, the atmos
is very unstable in advance w/ high CAPES and low LI`s. Anticipate
some severe storms to emerge as they make their way into se Tx
this evening. Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect generally
northwest of a Columbus-Livingston line until 10 pm. Dependent on
strength/movement trends, we may end up needing to add the metro
area to the watch as well. Aircraft soundings around there still
indicate some capping at 700mb, but has eroded some since this
morning. Almost all hazards are are the table with hail/winds the
primary threat, followed by localized heavy rain amounts & rates,
and finally a low (but non-zero) chance of a tornado.
This storm complex will send a boundary southward, and this will
determine the overall threat and/or locations for future hazardous
wx as another shortwave makes its way in from the sw late tonight
and Monday. Ongoing thinking continues to point to the southern
1/3 of the region being the more favored spot, but if a boundary
ends up well off the coast later tonight, pops and qpf amounts
will need to be adjusted downward Monday. Unfortunately, but not
unexpectedly, there isn`t a good model consensus.
Coastal troffiness is expected into midweek. Deeper moisture and convergence
along the trof (along with some passing upper impulses) will probably
trigger overnight and morning precip closer to the coast followed
by inland expansion with daytime heating. Looks like the trof
could wash out and we`d lose a surface focusing mechanism later in
the week, but atmos still looks plenty moist for higher end &
diurnally driven pops through the remainder of the work week.
There will probably be some locations we`ll need to keep an eye on
as we go thru the week as rainfall adds up. As ground gets more
saturated it won`t be able to absorb as much water, and higher
rain rates themselves could become more of a problem in regards to
flash flooding as this occurs. 47
