

759 

WWUS20 KWNS 262000

SEL6

SPC WW 262000

FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-270300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 576

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

305 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WESTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA

  SOUTHERN GEORGIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 305 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM EST.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF

VALDOSTA GEORGIA TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SARASOTA FLORIDA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 575...



DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND

ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  STRONG LOW

LEVEL SHEAR WILL COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO

PROMOTE A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS.  LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...HART

