000 
ACUS11 KWNS 091409
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 091408 
TXZ000-091645-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0875
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0908 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2003

AREAS AFFECTED...NWRN TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL 

VALID 091408Z - 091645Z

...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NWRN TX...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED/INTENSIFIED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NWRN TX FROM EAST OF MAF...NEWD TOWARD CDS.  12Z
SOUNDINGS FROM THIS REGION SUGGEST WARM ADVECTION IS MOST LIKELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT...WITH ACTIVITY LIKELY ROOTED IN
THE 600-700MB LAYER.  IN ADDITION...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH...EXTENDING ACROSS SERN NM INTO WEST TX...IS
LIFTING NEWD.  APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH MAY ALLOW THIS ACTIVITY TO
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL BEING THE
PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT.

..DARROW.. 05/09/2003

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...FWD...OUN...SJT...LUB...MAF...

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