FNUS73 KSGF 232110 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR JOPLIN DSS...NWS/SEMA/EOC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 410 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE EAST AND PUSH INTO THE AREA. ON AND OFF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE JOPLIN AREA. THE CLOUD COVER THAT HAS PREVAILED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...HAS LIMITED SURFACE BASE INSTABILITY WITH THESE STORMS BEING ELEVATED IN NATURE. THEREFORE THE MAIN RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. WITH MULTIPLE STORMS TRACKING OVER THE AREA...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............77 77 20 FT WIND DIR..S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 67. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....70 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 76 75 74 73 72 71 71 68 68 68 67 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 84. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............67 69 71 74 77 79 80 81 82 83 83 83 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...JSS TYPE OF REQUEST...DSS SUPPORT .TAG 20110523.JOPLI.01/SGF