Friday, June 5th 2009 Weather Outlook

Friday’s Weather Outlook; Southeast/Mid-Atlantic System, Great Lakes System, West/Plains System

12:00PM

On Friday, a system will continue to affect the Southeast, while a system continues to push across the West. Showers and storms will be likely across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, as a system continues to slowly push across the regions. With limited instibility, a few storms may become severe. With the main threats being hail and damaging winds. In the Great Lakes, a system will continue to push in from Canada. Showers and storms will be possible ahead of this system. In the West, a system will continue to push through the region. There is a slight risk for severe storms in portions of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. CAPE values will be around 3000 J/KG, LI’s of -9 and Effective Bulk Shear values of 45-80KT. This along with a system pushign in, will help storms become severe. Severe storms will develop in the Afternoon along the Front range fro, Wyoming down into Texas. These storms will push eastward through the Evening. Storms from Kansas on southward will weaken during the Evening. Storms further north will form into an MCS in Nebraska. This complex will push eastward overnight, with a continued severe threat. The main threats from the severe storms will be hail, damaging winds and some tornadoes. Where the main system is in the West, with limited instibility, a few storms may become severe. With the main threats being hail and damaging winds. Below is the severe weather outlook for Friday.