

264 

WWUS20 KWNS 021230

SEL4

SPC WW 021230

FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-021900-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 104

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

830 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       NORTHEAST FLORIDA

       SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 830 AM UNTIL

300 PM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF

GAINESVILLE FLORIDA TO 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF VIDALIA

GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 101...WW 102...WW 103...



DISCUSSION...STRONG SRN STREAM MID/UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE

ATOP RICH GULF MOISTURE IN PLACE ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE WARM

FRONT EXPECTED TO REMAIN ESTABLISHED W-E ACROSS SRN/CENTRAL GA.  AS

AFTERNOON HEATING WEAKENS CAPPING WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THROUGH

THE LOWER 70S...SURFACE BASED SUPERCELLS WITH ATTENDANT TORNADO AND

DAMAGING WIND RISKS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT EWD THROUGH THE DAY.

ISOLATED LARGE HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.





...EVANS

