DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0745 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 VALID 161300Z - 171200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SSEWD INTO OK/MID SOUTH AND PORTIONS OF AL/MS... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHEASTERN STATES... ...NORTHEAST... MID-LEVEL FORCING DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS APPEARS WEAK/UNCERTAIN ...BUT WEAK TO MODERATE DESTABILIZATION IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE RETURN OF 60F+ SURFACE DEW POINTS...AND SEASONABLY STRONG HEATING BENEATH FAIRLY COOL...CYCLONIC MID-LEVEL FLOW DOWNSTREAM OF DIGGING MID/UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES. AS THIS OCCURS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SEEMS LIKELY TO INITIATE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR N-S LEE TROUGH OVER ERN NY THIS AFTERNOON. H5 WINDS AROUND 40 KT WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELL AND SMALL LINEAR ORGANIZATION ...WITH GENERALLY UNIDIRECTIONAL PROFILES. WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE PRIMARY THREATS INTO THE EVENING. HOWEVER A FEW TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HUDSON VALLEY INTO WRN NEW ENGLAND WHERE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE BACKED TO A MORE SSWLY DIRECTION. ..EVANS/HURLBUT.. 07/16/2009 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 1630Z