

980 

WWUS20 KWNS 222315

SEL6

SPC WW 222315

GAZ000-230700-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 896

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

615 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL GEORGIA



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 615 PM

UNTIL 200 AM 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 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF MACON

GEORGIA TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 895...



DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL BAND OF TSTMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACROSS

ECNTRL/SRN AL AND WILL MOVE ENE INTO CNTRL GA THROUGH THE EVE.

PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT LLVL/DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL ENCOURAGE EMBEDDED

ROTATING STRUCTURES WITH BRIEF TORNADOES.  OTHERWISE...LEWPS/BOWS

WILL GIVE LOCAL DMGG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL.



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 24030.





...RACY

