MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0376
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1132 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2008
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF THE CNTRL AND SRN FL PENINSULA
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 106...
   
   VALID 080532Z - 080630Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 106 CONTINUES.
   
   THE THREAT OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS A TORNADO OR
   TWO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WW AREA THROUGH 07Z.  THIS THREAT MAY
   CONTINUE BEYOND THE WW EXPIRATION TIME ACROSS THE SRN PENINSULA AND
   CONVECTIVE TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR AN ADDITIONAL WW.
   
   RADAR ANIMATION SUGGESTS THAT A MESOSCALE VORTICITY CENTER IS
   RAPIDLY LIFTING NEWD THROUGH THE CNTRL PENINSULA AT
   60-65KT...ENHANCING AN ARCING BAND OF TSTMS FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY SWWD
   CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES.  THE AIR MASS ACROSS THE E-CNTRL AND SRN
   PENINSULA REMAINS WARM AND MOIST WITH MLCAPES OF AROUND 1000 J/KG
   PER RUC OBJECTIVE FIELDS.  MOREOVER...CURRENT MELBOURNE VWP
   INDICATES THAT THE KINEMATIC ENVIRONMENT REMAINS STRONGLY SHEARED
   WITH 0-1 KM SRH VALUES OF 300-350 M2/S2.  
   
   GIVEN THIS COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR...POTENTIAL EXISTS
   FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS A
   COUPLE OF TORNADOES AS ABOVEMENTIONED BAND OF STORMS MOVE NEWD
   ACROSS THE CNTRL AND ERN PENINSULA.
   
   ..MEAD.. 03/08/2008
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...TBW...JAX...
   
   27148215 28428219 28448181 29478167 29578064 28147998
   26667948 26087966 26058072 25668081 25538176 25508207
   26218259 26948282