Monday, June 4, 2012

WATCHES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 351

WWUS20 KWNS 041709
SEL1
SPC WW 041709
FLZ000-GAZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-042300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 351
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
110 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EXTREME NORTH FLORIDA
SOUTHERN GEORGIA
FAR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 110 PM UNTIL 700
PM EDT.

HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF MOULTRIE GEORGIA TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
BRUNSWICK GEORGIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

DISCUSSION...AIDED BY THE REMNANTS OF AN EARLY DAY MESOSCALE
CONVECTIVE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED OUTFLOW...CLUSTERS OF STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY INCREASE/INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL INITIALLY OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHEAST GA/FAR SOUTHERN SC...WITH
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH GA/EXTREME NORTH FL. A COMBINATION
OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND VERTICAL SHEAR...AIDED BY RELATIVELY
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY MID/HIGH LEVEL FLOW...WILL SUPPORT SUSTAINED
MULTICELLS CAPABLE OF WIND DAMAGE AND SEVERE HAIL.

AVIATION...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 27040.


...GUYER/CARBIN

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