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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 14

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

210 PM EST Sat Jan 21 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Florida Panhandle

  South Central Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until

  700 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will sag

southward across the watch area this afternoon.  Strong winds aloft

and sufficient instability suggest a risk of locally gusty or

damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest of

Apalachicola FL to 25 miles north northeast of Valdosta GA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 12...WW 13...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 26030.



...Hart

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