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Mesoscale Discussion 441
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0441
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0928 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...E CENTRAL AL INTO CENTRAL GA
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 135...
   
   VALID 110228Z - 110400Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 135 CONTINUES.
   
   SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS REMAINING PORTIONS OF WATCHES
   134 AND 135 WHERE NUMEROUS SUPERCELL STORMS CONTINUE.
   
   LATEST RADAR LOOP SHOWS SUPERCELLS MOVING ESEWD ACROSS E CENTRAL AL
   AND CENTRAL GA ATTM AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...THROUGH AN
   AIRMASS CHARACTERIZED BY 500 TO 1000 J/KG MIXED-LAYER CAPE.  AREA
   VWP DATA REVELS A VERY FAVORABLY-SHEARED ENVIRONMENT...WITH THE
   ROBINS AFB /KJGX/ WSR-88D VWP REVEALING A FLOW VEERING AND
   INCREASING RAPIDLY WITH HEIGHT YIELDING A LARGE CLOCKWISE-CURVED
   HODOGRAPH...AND 44 KT 0-1 KM SHEAR.
   
   A LARGE SUPERCELL IS CROSSING NRN RUSSELL CO AL ATTM...WHERE A
   TORNADO HAS RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED.  OTHER INTENSE SUPERCELLS
   ARE...APPROACHING NEWTON CO GA...AND NEARING SCHLEY/SUMTER COUNTIES
   IN GA.  ALONG WITH A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY-DAMAGING
   WINDS...ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE.
   
   WHILE SRN EXTENT OF THE THREAT CONTINUES TO APPEAR LIMITED...WE WILL
   CONTINUE TO MONITOR AREAS OF SRN AL/SRN GA FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
   POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TO SPREAD S OF THE CURRENT WATCHES.
   
   ..GOSS.. 04/11/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CAE...FFC...TAE...BMX...MOB...
   
   LAT...LON   31808679 31908739 32418696 33698471 33758350 33588221
               32008234 31698548 31808679 
   
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