10AM Day 1 Convective Outlook for Friday, January 30. NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST

SUMMARY

Thunderstorms are not expected today or tonight.

Synopsis and Discussion

A large-scale upper trough will amplify over the central/eastern CONUS through tonight. In response, a surface low will gradually deepen and develop northeastward along/near the Gulf Stream, while remaining offshore of the Carolinas. Any thunderstorms associated with the warm sector of the surface cyclone should also remain offshore. A separate mid-level shortwave trough will overspread parts of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia today. While showers/bands of precipitation are forecast to move inland, negligible instability is expected to limit thunderstorm potential.