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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1030 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

       CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1030 PM

UNTIL 500 AM EDT.



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 80 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

AUGUSTA GEORGIA TO 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY

FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 95...WW 96...WW 97...



DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES

CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS AL.  THESE STORMS WILL

AFFECT WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  DAMAGING WINDS

ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR AND INCREASING

MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES.



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 500.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.





...HART

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