MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0292
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0733 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL AL INTO CNTRL/NRN GA
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE 
   
   VALID 271233Z - 271430Z
   
   THE SEVERE THREAT MAY INCREASE BY MID/LATE MORNING FROM CNTRL AL
   INTO GA AND SRN SC AND A WW MAY BE REQUIRED FOR HAIL AND WIND.
   
   STORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE OVER THE PAST COUPLE HOURS FROM
   CNTRL MS EWD ACROSS AL AND GA N OF A SFC FRONT WHERE CONFLUENCE IN
   THE LOWEST FEW KM ALONG WITH WEAK WARM ADVECTION WAS RESULTING IN
   LIFT. ALSO NOTED WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN PW VALUES AS INDICATED BY
   GPS SENSORS. 12Z SOUNDINGS SHOW MODERATE INSTABILITY LEVELS IN PLACE
   WITH RELATIVELY STEEP LAPSE RATES ALOFT AND STRONG UNIDIRECTIONAL
   WIND SHEAR PROFILES FAVORABLE FOR SPLITTING CELLS. CURRENT ACTIVITY
   IS LIKELY ELEVATED...BUT IS CLOSE TO THE FRONT AND MAY BECOME MORE
   SURFACE BASED WITH JUST A FEW HOURS OF HEATING. THE INCREASING LOW
   LEVEL LAPSE RATES LATER TODAY WILL RESULT IN BOTH AN INCREASED HAIL
   AND WIND THREAT...AND MAY WARRANT A WATCH IN THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 03/27/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CHS...CAE...FFC...BMX...MOB...JAN...
   
   LAT...LON   32118813 32298832 32858837 33278759 33588444 33598125
               33288037 32648033 32248096 32218216 32118813