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Mesoscale Discussion 340
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0340
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1009 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS CENTRAL/SRN GA...CENTRAL/SRN AL...FL
   PANHANDLE.
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 105...
   
   VALID 210409Z - 210615Z
   
   TORNADO POTENTIAL APPEARS TO BE DIMINISHING ATTM.  FORMERLY SEVERE
   BOW ECHO...WHICH PRODUCED MEASURED 51 KT GUST AT LSF AT 0233Z...HAS
   MOVED INTO STABLE AIR ON NE SIDE OF WARM FRONT AND WEAKENED
   CONSIDERABLY.  OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH ERN AL/WRN GA
   CONVECTION IS MOVING SEWD ABOUT 25 KT ACROSS S-CENTRAL/SWRN GA ON
   BOTH SIDES OF WARM FRONT.  GIVEN COOLING INFLOW LAYER AND
   ORIENTATION OF THIS BOUNDARY WITH RESPECT TO MEAN FLOW...PRIND
   ADDITIONAL TSTMS FORMING ALONG BOUNDARY SHOULD MOVE OVER MORE STABLE
   AIR SOON THEREAFTER.
   
   CLUSTER OF TSTMS NOW OVER CENTRAL AL IS SUPPORTED BY ELEVATED WAA
   REGIME BEHIND INITIAL CONVECTIVE BAND...WITH MODIFIED MODEL
   SOUNDINGS SHOWING MUCAPES 500-1000 J/KG BASED NEAR 850 MB.  THIS
   ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN ROOTED ABOVE SFC AS IT MOVES ENEWD TOWARD
   WRN/CENTRAL GA THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z...WITH BACKBUILDING PSBL TOWARD
   MS/AL BORDER.  MOST VIGOROUS EMBEDDED CELLS MAY PRODUCE MRGLLY SVR
   HAIL AND STRONG GUSTS...AMIDST 50-60 KT EFFECTIVE SHEAR.
   
   ..EDWARDS.. 03/21/2006
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...JAX...FFC...TAE...BMX...MOB...
   
   31878828 32998810 33358543 33218444 32898397 32768356
   32598334 32348325 31948298 31578282 31178291 30818372
   30548411 30268461 29658528 29668538 29738552 30048559
   30668617 31238671 31318711 31208747 31398779 
   
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