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WWUS20 KWNS 241708

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SPC WW 241708

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 37

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1205 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

       NORTHWEST FLORIDA

       SOUTHERN GEORGIA

       SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1205 PM UNTIL

800 PM EST.



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

TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON

SOUTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 35...WW 36...



DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE RAPIDLY

ADVANCING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS

DEVELOPING IN THE WARM SECTOR IN A WEAKLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT AHEAD

OF THE FRONT.  STRONG SWLY WINDS ALOFT ARE RESULTING IN VERY STRONG

LOW- AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING

SUPERCELLS.  CONTINUED DIURNAL HEATING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER

DESTABILIZATION WITH MLCAPE APPROACHING 1000 J/KG.  THREAT FOR

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND SEVERAL TORNADOES WILL INCREASE THIS

AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT MOVES

ACROSS THE AREA.



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

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

GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.





...WEISS

