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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 23

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

435 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central Florida

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 435 PM until

  1000 PM EST.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of supercell thunderstorms over the Gulf Of Mexico

will track eastward across central FL late this afternoon and

evening, posing a risk of tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.  Strong

tornadoes are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Ocala FL to 35

miles southeast of Sarasota FL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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...CONTINUE...WW 21...WW 22...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



...Hart

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