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386 ACUS01 KWNS 150522 SWODY1 SPC AC 150520 Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1120 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorm probabilities are low across the CONUS today. ...Coastal Texas... Low-level warm advection is expected to remain focused along the TX Coast during the first half of the period. Notable surface boundary that is currently located over the northwestern Gulf Basin will be shunted southeast as mid-level flow becomes more northwesterly with the passage of a short-wave trough over the central Gulf States. Scattered elevated convection is currently noted along the cool side of the boundary, but lightning has struggled to materialize with this activity as updrafts are a bit too shallow/weak. Forecast soundings along the TX Coast suggest a few hundred J/kg MUCAPE if lifting a parcel around 750mb, but EL temperatures are marginal for lightning. A few of the more robust updrafts may penetrate levels that could support lightning, but thunderstorm activity is expected to remain a bit too sparse (less than 10 percent) to warrant an outlook this period. ..Darrow/Squitieri.. 01/15/2025 $$