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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1017
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0157 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2006
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS E-CENTRAL/NERN SD...SERN ND...EXTREME
   WE-CENTRAL MN.
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 418...
   
   VALID 290657Z - 290900Z
   
   MCS SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING NEWD APPROXIMATELY 50 KT ACROSS
   CENTRAL/NRN PORTIONS WW AREA...WITH WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL POSSIBLE. 
   ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP ATOP OUTFLOW POOL FROM MCS
   ACROSS NERN NEB OR SERN SD...PRIND SVR POTENTIAL WILL BE TOO
   MRGL/CONDITIONAL TO CONTINUE WW BEHIND INITIAL ACTIVITY.
   
   TWO PRIMARY CLUSTERS ARE EVIDENT WITHIN MCS AS OF 0630Z.  ORIGINAL
   BAND OF TSTMS RESPONSIBLE FOR 49 KT GUST AT PIR...AND STRONGER WINDS
   EARLIER IN SWRN SD...APPEARS TO BE SHRINKING WITH OVERALL WEAKENING
   TREND...BUT STILL REMAINS CAPABLE OF OCCASIONAL HAIL AND GUSTS NEAR
   SEVERE LEVELS AS IT CROSSES ND COUNTIES
   LAMOURE...STUTSMAN...MCINTOSH AND LOGAN.  THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING
   ALONG 850 MB FRONTAL ZONE AND WRN EDGE OF FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL
   MOISTURE...AS EVIDENT IN RUC SOUNDINGS AND GPS PW DATA.  SRN SEGMENT
   WILL MOVE ACROSS ABR AREA AND NEWD TOWARD FAR...ALSO WITH SOME
   WIND/HAIL POTENTIAL.  THIS ACTIVITY IS LOCATED CLOSER TO MOST
   FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ABOVE SFC...HOWEVER...IT SHOULD REMAIN
   BEHIND INTENSE GUST FRONT PRODUCED BY INITIAL SEGMENT FOR AT LEAST
   2-3 MORE HOURS.  ASSOCIATED RELATIVELY COLD/STABLE OUTFLOW AIR MAY
   REDUCE INTENSITY/DURATION OF GUSTS WITH SECOND CLUSTER.  GENERAL
   WEAKENING TENDENCIES MAY CONTINUE...WITH POSSIBILITY THAT WW WOULD
   BE CANCELED BEFORE SCHEDULED 10Z EXPIRATION.
   
   ..EDWARDS.. 05/29/2006
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MPX...FGF...FSD...ABR...BIS...
   
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