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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 340

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1035 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and Western Florida Peninsula

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1035 PM

  until 800 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Hurricane Elsa continues to track northward off the west

coast of Florida.  Shear profiles are favorable for a risk of a few

tornadoes overnight in the rainbands associated with the hurricane.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles east of Cross City FL to 30

miles south southeast of Naples FL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch

area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for

threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements

and possible warnings.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 337...WW 338...WW 339...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 18030.



...Hart

