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WWUS20 KWNS 241724

SEL0

SPC WW 241724

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 10

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1225 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ALABAMA

       WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE

       WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1225 PM UNTIL

600 PM EST.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF

ATLANTA GEORGIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 9...



DISCUSSION...BROKEN SQUALL LINE WILL TRACK FROM CENTRAL AL INTO GA

THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS AHEAD OF THE

LINE...COUPLED WITH WEAK BUT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/INSTABILITY WILL

POSE A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OR AN EMBEDDED TORNADO ALONG

THE LINE.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND

GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.





...HART

