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Convective outlook

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000576

(sometimes called AC) - A forecast containing the area(s) of expected thunderstorm
occurrence and expected severity over the contiguous United States, issued several times daily by the SPC.
The terms approaching, slight risk, moderate risk, and high risk are used to describe severe thunderstorm
potential. Local versions sometimes are prepared by local NWS offices.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000576
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
SynonymsAC
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000576",
  "term": "Convective outlook",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Convective Outlook",
  "definition": "(sometimes called AC) - A forecast containing the area(s) of expected thunderstorm\noccurrence and expected severity over the contiguous United States, issued several times daily by the SPC.\nThe terms approaching, slight risk, moderate risk, and high risk are used to describe severe thunderstorm\npotential. Local versions sometimes are prepared by local NWS offices.",
  "synonyms": [
    "AC"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/convective-outlook/"
}

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