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Mesoscale Discussion 341
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0341
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1027 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...NCNTRL/NERN TX
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 96...
   
   VALID 310327Z - 310500Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 96
   CONTINUES.
   
   DISCRETE SUPERCELLS THAT FORMED WITHIN THE DRYLINE CIRCULATION AHEAD
   OF THE SEWD MOVING CDFNT CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY ACROSS THE
   WRN/NWRN SIDES OF FORT WORTH...EVOLVING INTO MORE OF A BOW ECHO. 
   THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 30 KTS AND WILL IMPACT FORT
   WORTH AND PERHAPS NRN/WRN DALLAS THROUGH 05Z.  THIS WILL ALSO
   INCLUDE THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AIRPORT BETWEEN 0345-04Z.  HAIL UP TO
   GOLFBALL SIZE AND DMGG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED.
   
   OTHERWISE...TSTMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SWWD FROM THE RED RIVER CELLS
   NEAR GAINESVILLE AND MAY MEET WITH THE DFW METROPLEX STORMS AFTER
   05Z AS THE CDFNT CONTINUES SEWD FORCING MORE OF A LINEAR MCS.  ALL
   THE ACTIVITY WILL PROBABLY PEAK IN INTENSITY ACROSS NCNTRL TX AMIDST
   1500-1700 J/KG MUCAPE AXIS.  BUT...AT LEAST ISOLD LARGE HAIL/DMGG
   WIND THREATS WILL EXIST LATER TONIGHT TO THE NE AND E OF THE
   METROPLEX.  AT THAT TIME...A NEW WW DOWNSTREAM MAY BE NEEDED.
   
   ..RACY.. 03/31/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...OUN...
   
   LAT...LON   32329810 33169813 33769782 33679556 33379457 32469489
               32079589 32329810 
   
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