WATCHES: Tornado Watch Number 68

WWUS20 KWNS 082203
SEL8
SPC WW 082203
FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-090200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 68
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHERN GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY EVENING FROM 605 PM UNTIL 1000 PM 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 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYCROSS
GEORGIA TO 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 65. WATCH NUMBER 65 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 605
PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 66...WW 67...

DISCUSSION...LOW CAPE/HIGH SHEAR ENVIRONMENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE EVENING ACROSS THIS REGION IN ADVANCE OF SURFACE COLD FRONT
ADVANCING INTO CENTRAL GA/WRN FL PANHANDLE AT 22Z. WV IMAGERY
INDICATES LARGE SCALE ASCENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THIS REGION AND
POSSIBLY SUSTAIN DEEP MOIST CONVECTION WITHIN MARGINAL INSTABILITY.
SHEAR WILL ALSO REMAIN MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR LOW-TOPPED SUPERCELLS
AND POSSIBLY SMALL BOW ECHOES. DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED
TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE PRIMARY THREATS.

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 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

...EVANS

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
To unsubscribe from WX-STORM send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU with
"unsub wx-storm" in the body of your message. For more information write cnovy@cox.net.