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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0826
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0303 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

AREAS AFFECTED...parts of central and northern Wisconsin into
western Upper Michigan

CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch possible

VALID 182003Z - 182200Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...40 percent

SUMMARY
...Storms will increase in coverage over the next few hours,
with areas of strong to locally DAMAGING GUSTS and marginal hail.

DISCUSSION...Strong heating across the area has resulted in up to
1000 J/kg MLCAPE as temperatures rise through the 80s F. A prominent
cold front/wind shift is moving across western WI and into the
western MI U.P. with signs of deepening
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