524 ACUS3 KMKC 270307 SWOMCD MKC MCD 270306 IAZ000-ILZ000-MOZ000-270500- SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION #1717 FOR...CENTRAL IL... CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...REF WW 711... PREFRONTAL TROUGH/WINDSHIFT SITUATED WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL IL ATTM REMAINS A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR SEVERE CONVECTION. ALTHOUGH WESTERNMOST CELL HAS DISSIPATED IN THE LAST HOUR...AN ISOLATED SUPERCELL WAS ABOUT TO MOVE INTO NW COLES COUNTY OVER EAST-CENTRAL IL. AIRMASS ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY REMAINS MODERATE TO VERY UNSTABLE WITH MEAN MIXED CAPE VALUES OF 2000-3000 J/KG. STRONGEST DEEP LAYER SHEAR WAS ALSO LOCATED ATOP CURRENT IL ACTIVITY. THEREFORE A LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL CONTINUE ACROSS VALID PORTIONS OF WW 711. ..CARBIN.. 08/27/00