#134 Postby CaptinCrunch » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:49 pm
AREA WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
347 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004
...WARNING DECISION UPDATE FOR NORTH TEXAS...
TWO STORMS SORTED OUT OF THE LINE OF STORMS TO THE W AND N OF THE
FWD WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REINTENSIFYING FARTHER SW
FROM HASKELL/THROCKMORTON COUNTY STORM. KDYX 88D SUGGESTS GUST FRONT
MAY BE PUSHING E AHEAD OF SOUTHERN STORMS...THUS SYSTEM MAY AGAIN BE
TRYING TO REORGANIZE INTO A LINE. NRN THROCKMORTON COUNTY STORM WILL
NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY...IT DOES NOT LOOK AS UNDERCUT BY OUTFLOW
AND MAY APPROACH NW YOUNG CO.
WOODALL
NOTE: THIS IS A PRODUCT MEANT TO INCREASE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON
THE STORM SCALE DURING WARNING OPERATIONS, AND MAY NOT BE ISSUED
DURING EVERY WARNING EVENT.
TERMS DEFINED:
3BS = THREE-BODY SCATTER (REFLECTIVITY FLARE SIGNATURE FROM HAIL)
AP = ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION
BWER = BOUNDED WEAK ECHO REGION
GIANT HAIL = HAIL 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER OR LARGER
HP = HIGH-PRECIPITATION SUPERCELL
LP = LOW-PRECIPITATION SUPERCELL
MESO = MESOCYCLONE
MT = MAX STORM TOP
POSH = PROBABILITY OF SEVERE HAIL ALGORITHM
RDA = WSR-88D RADAR SITE
RFD = REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT
SCIT = STORM CELL IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING ALGORITHM
SREH = STORM-RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL HELICITY
SRM = STORM-RELATIVE RADIAL VELOCITY
TDA = ALGORITHM TO DETECT STRONG CYCLONIC SHEAR
TVS = TORNADIC VORTEX SIGNATURE
V = GROUND-RELATIVE RADIAL VELOCITY
VCP = VOLUME COVERAGE PATTERN OF WSR-88D
VIL = VERTICALLY INTEGRATED LIQUID
VOL-Z = REFLECTIVITY AT LOW...MID...AND HIGH LEVELS
Z = REFLECTIVITY
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