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ACUS48 KWNS 161001
SWOD48
SPC AC 160959

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0359 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

Valid 191200Z - 241200Z

...DISCUSSION...
...D4/Wednesday - D5/Thursday...
An increase in severe potential remains evident across the
south-central CONUS from D4/Wednesday into D5/Thursday, but
uncertainty remains regarding many details and the overall magnitude
of the threat. Guidance is in somewhat better agreement regarding
the timing of the closed mid/upper-level low and attendant trough
that will move from the Southwest toward the south-central Plains
from late Wednesday into Thursday. Forcing may remain somewhat
nebulous during the day on Wednesday, but storms that may develop
late Tuesday night could continue into Wednesday morning, while
isolated diurnal development will be possible across the broader
warm sector. Deep-layer shear will be favorable for organized
storms, but low-level flow is generally forecast to be rather weak
until late Wednesday night.

As the approaching trough impinges upon rich boundary-layer moisture
and a reservoir of moderate buoyancy, storm development will become
increasingly widespread Wednesday night into Thursday, along/ahead
of a north/south-oriented cold front that will move east across the
southern/central Plains. Deep-layer shear will remain favorable for
storm organization, while low-level flow/shear should increase as a
surface low deepens and moves northeastward across the central
Plains. Some severe threat may expand from the southern Plains into
parts of the lower MO and mid MS Valleys with time on Thursday,
though buoyancy will become increasingly scant with northward
extent.

Given the late arrival of stronger large-scale ascent and low-level
mass response on Wednesday night, and the anticipated widespread
storm coverage on Thursday, the magnitude of available buoyancy and
the resulting severe threat remain uncertain. These uncertainties
appear to be reflected in the relatively broad and modest
probabilities from available calibrated guidance. However, given the
likelihood of a strong ejecting trough impinging upon anomalous
low-level moisture, severe probabilities will likely be needed in
subsequent outlooks.

...D6/Friday - D8/Sunday...
Predictability regarding the synoptic pattern becomes rather low by
late week into next weekend. Some severe threat could spread into
parts of the Southeast and Ohio Valley on Friday, though buoyancy
will become increasingly limited. Some guidance (such as the 16/00Z
ECMWF) depicts another deep trough moving across the southern Plains
next weekend, though spread regarding this potential system is quite
large within other extended-range guidance.

..Dean.. 11/16/2025