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WWUS20 KWNS 262040

SEL2

SPC WW 262040

FLZ000-CWZ000-270400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 82

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

335 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL FLORIDA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL

1100 PM EST.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

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

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

OCALA FLORIDA TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVON PARK FLORIDA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 80...WW 81...



DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND

SPREAD QUICKLY ENEWD ACROSS CENTRAL FL THIS EVENING.  WIND DAMAGE

WILL BE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT...ALTHOUGH STRENGTHENING SHEAR AHEAD

OF DEEPENING MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD SUSTAIN A FEW SUPERCELLS

AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES.  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS ALSO

POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.





...EVANS

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