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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 422

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1145 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1145 AM UNTIL 800

PM EDT.



TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS

LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH OF SAINT

PETERSBURG FLORIDA TO 45 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES 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 421...



DISCUSSION...TORNADO THREAT APPEARS TO BE INCREASING STEADILY WITH

EXPANSIVE OUTER ENVELOPE OF TS DEBBY...PER SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION

1258...WITH GREATEST INSTABILITY OVER SRN FL AND MOST FAVORABLE

KINEMATIC FIELDS OVER CENTRAL/WRN PENINSULA.  REFER TO NHC

ADVISORIES FOR LATEST GUIDANCE ON TRACK...INTENSITY AND TROPICAL

WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION REGARDING DEBBY.



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

TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI

WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18035.





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