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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 482

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1140 PM EDT Sat Sep 9 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  East-central and southern Florida Peninsula

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this from 1140 PM until NOON EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely



SUMMARY...The risk for tornadoes should persist throughout this

morning within the intermediate and outer bands of Hurricane Irma.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles north of Melbourne FL to 35

miles east southeast of Marathon FL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 481. Watch number 481 will not be in effect after

1140 PM EDT.



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 09050.



...Grams

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