MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0324
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0942 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL KY...ERN TN...NERN AL...NWRN GA
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 93...94...
   
   VALID 290242Z - 290345Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 93...94...CONTINUES.
   
   THE THREAT CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF WW0093 AND WW0094. ALTHOUGH A
   GENERAL WEAKENING TREND IS NOTED...A THREAT OF ISOLD
   TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND DMGG WIND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
   HOUR OR TWO. ADDITIONAL WATCHES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED DOWNSTREAM OF
   THE CURRENT CONVECTION.
   
   02Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A 991 MB LOW ROUGHLY OVER SRN IN...WITH
   A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SWD INTO CNTRL KY...ERN TN AND AL. A WARM
   FRONT EXTENDS EWD ALONG THE KY/OH BORDER...SEWD INTO WRN NC..THEN
   ENEWD TO THE COAST. IN GENERAL A WEAKENING TREND HAS BEEN OBSERVED
   AS DAYTIME HEATING HAS CEASED AND THE STORMS MOVE INTO COOLER AND
   MORE STABLE AIRMASS...REFLECTED IN BOTH SURFACE TEMPERATURE READINGS
   IN THE 60S/DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 50S...AND 00Z SOUNDINGS TAKEN
   DOWNSTREAM. HOWEVER...STRONG JET DYNAMICS...FORCING ALONG THE
   FRONT...AND MORE THAN SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL ALLOW A BRIEF
   WINDOW FOR SEVERE STORMS TO CONTINUE IN A WEAKLY UNSTABLE
   ENVIRONMENT BEFORE THE THREAT GRADUALLY DIMINISHES.
   
   ..HURLBUT.. 03/29/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MRX...JKL...FFC...ILN...LMK...OHX...BMX...HUN...
   
   LAT...LON   33178499 33218609 36028551 38808579 38628458 36888413
               34198453 33178499