WATCHES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 128

WWUS20 KWNS 021751
SEL8
SPC WW 021751
ARZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-030100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 128
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012

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

FAR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
EASTERN LOUISIANA
SOUTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.

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 70
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF MONROE LOUISIANA TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
SLIDELL LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 126...WW 127...

DISCUSSION...BOWING MCS OVER LA IS IN THE PROCESS OF INTENSIFYING
THIS AFTERNOON AS IT ENCOUNTERS A MOIST AND MODERATE-STRONGLY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH MLCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG. MID AND HIGH-LEVEL
WIND FIELD WILL REMAIN RATHER WEAK...BUT THE COMBINATION OF A
VIGOROUS COLD POOL AND 50+ KT REAR-INFLOW JET /PER LCH VAD/ WILL
CONTINUE TO ENHANCE UPDRAFT GROWTH ON LEADING EDGE OF GUST FRONT.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...THOUGH SEVERE HAIL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

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 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24035.

...MEAD

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