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Mesoscale Discussion 2233
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2233
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0206 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...EXTREME SRN FL/FL KEYS
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 081906Z - 082000Z
   
   ISOLATED SHORT LIVED WATERSPOUTS/TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
   NEXT FEW HOURS...MAINLY NEAR THE FL KEYS. THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
   REMAIN MINIMAL AT THIS TIME...AND A WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
   
   HURRICANE IKE IS CONTINUING ITS SLOW WWD PROGRESSION WITH THE CENTER
   S OF CUBA. NEAR THE FL KEYS AND EXTREME SRN FL...NRN MOST EXTENT OF
   A CONVERGENT BAND IS SUPPORTING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. MIAMI AND
   KEY WEST RADARS HAVE INDICATED OCCASIONAL WEAK LOW LEVEL
   ROTATION...MOST RECENTLY NOTED IN A SHOWER JUST N OF KEY COLONY
   BEACH. 0-1 KM SHEAR HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER THE PAST
   HOUR...WITH VAD WIND PROFILE DATA INDICATING ROUGHLY 20 TO 25 KTS.
   THIS MAY SUPPORT BRIEF/WEAK LOW LEVEL ROTATION...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT
   WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THIS BAND QUICKLY PROGRESSES WWD. 
   
   FURTHERMORE...VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES STORMS ARE MAINLY
   OUTFLOW DOMINATED...WHILE FARTHER N SUBSIDENCE IS INHIBITING
   DEVELOPMENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE FL PENINSULA.
   
   ..HURLBUT.. 09/08/2008
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MFL...KEY...
   
   24398034 24218141 24288207 24608212 24908160 25158096
   25198060 24768034 24648035 
   
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