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WWUS20 KWNS 112105

SEL9

SPC WW 112105

GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-120300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 19

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

405 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       NORTH GEORGIA

       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL

1000 PM EST.



HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70

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



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF

HOT SPRINGS NORTH CAROLINA TO 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATLANTA

GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 16...WW 17...WW 18...



DISCUSSION...LINE OF CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TRACKING EASTWARD

ACROSS PARTS OF GA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON AND

EVENING.  DESPITE VERY MARGINAL INSTABILITY...STRONG WIND FIELDS

WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.



AVIATION...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 400. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 25035.





...HART

