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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Convective Outlook Valid for Today and Tomorrow

Regional Impacts:

 

Today

NS: isolated lightning

NB: none

PEI: none

Labrador: none

NL: isolated lightning

 

Tonight

None

 

Sunday:

NS: none.

NB: none.

PEI: none.

Labrador: isolated lightning

NL: none.

 

Convective Discussion:

A decaying cold front could act as a trigger for a few isolated CBs later today, especially where surface convergence will be enhanced by S-SW flow off the Atlantic. Instability appears sufficient with MLCAPEs ranging from 300-500 J/kg, however skinny CAPE profiles and dry entrainment above 650 mb could act to limit updraft strengths in the IC growth zone for sufficient charge separation. A similar scenario appears likely in eastern NL however it appears dry air entrainment does not appear to be as much of a limiting factor, despite skinny CAPE profiles. Effective shears of 20-30 kts in NL appear more reasonable given the instability as opposed to NS where shear might be too strong for the available instability (effective shears of 30-40 kts).

 

Tomorrow appears rather quiet, western Labrador may see some elevated convection with as a shortwave from northern MB moves eastward along a zonal Baroclinic zone.

 

Thunderstorm outlook for today:

 

 

Thunderstorm outlook for Sunday: