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FLUS74 KFWD 252043
AWUFWD

AREA WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
342 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2005

...WARNING DECISION UPDATE FOR NORTH TEXAS...

DANGEROUS HP STORM EASTERN NAVARRO COUNTY HAS IMPRESSIVE VOL-Z 
STRUCTURE. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GIANT HAIL AND 
SIGNIFICANT DOWNBURST DAMAGE AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST. WILL CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR FOR MESOCYCLONE INTENSIFICATION...BUT SO FAR ROTATION HAS 
BEEN MODERATE AND CONFINED TO MID LEVELS. 

PATRICK

NOTE:  THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT MEANT TO INCREASE INFORMATION 
EXCHANGE ON THE STORM SCALE DURING WARNING OPERATIONS, AND MAY NOT 
BE ISSUED DURING EVERY WARNING EVENT.

TERMS DEFINED:
3BS = THREE-BODY SCATTER (REFLECTIVITY FLARE SIGNATURE FROM HAIL)
AP = ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION
BWER = BOUNDED WEAK ECHO REGION
CAPE = CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY (INSTABILITY)
GIANT HAIL = HAIL 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER OR LARGER
HP = HIGH-PRECIPITATION SUPERCELL
LP = LOW-PRECIPITATION SUPERCELL
MCS = MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM SYSTEM)
MESO = MESOCYCLONE
MT = MAX STORM TOP
POSH = PROBABILITY OF SEVERE HAIL ALGORITHM
RDA = WSR-88D RADAR SITE
RFD = REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT
SCIT = STORM CELL IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING ALGORITHM
SREH = STORM-RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL HELICITY
SRM = STORM-RELATIVE RADIAL VELOCITY
TDA = ALGORITHM TO DETECT STRONG CYCLONIC SHEAR
TVS = TORNADIC VORTEX SIGNATURE
V = GROUND-RELATIVE RADIAL VELOCITY
VCP = VOLUME COVERAGE PATTERN OF WSR-88D
VIL = VERTICALLY INTEGRATED LIQUID
VOL-Z = REFLECTIVITY AT LOW...MID...AND HIGH LEVELS 
Z = REFLECTIVITY