

122 

WWUS20 KWNS 101712

SEL2

SPC WW 101712

LAZ000-MSZ000-110000-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 32

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1110 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EASTERN LOUISIANA

       SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1110 AM UNTIL 600

PM CST.



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 WEST OF BATON ROUGE

LOUISIANA TO 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI.

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 31...



DISCUSSION...NE-SW ORIENTED QLCS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE EWD ACROSS

THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS REGION IS GLANCED BY A STRONG

UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTING NEWD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.  THE

TRAILING EXTENSION OF A 40-50 KT LLJ WILL ENHANCE THE NWD FLUX OF AN

INCREASINGLY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER INTO SRN/CNTRL PARTS OF

MS...SUPPORTING MLCAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG.  WHEN COUPLED WITH STRONG

DEEP-LAYER AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...THE SETUP WILL FAVOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF EMBEDDED BOWING AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF A

FEW TORNADOES /POSSIBLY STRONG/ AND CORRIDORS OF WIND DAMAGE.



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 25035.





...MEAD

