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Mesoscale Discussion 470
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0470
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0105 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL AND ERN FL PANHANDLE
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 105...
   
   VALID 141805Z - 141930Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 105 CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND AND A COUPLE TORNADOES PERSIST
   OVER THE REMAINING PARTS OF WW 105 INCLUDING THE CNTRL FL PANHANDLE
   NEXT FEW HOURS. TORNADO THREAT IS SOMEWHAT GREATER ACROSS SRN HALF
   OF THE FL PANHANDLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR COASTAL ZONES AROUND OR EAST
   OF APALACHICOLA...AND APPEARS TO BE MORE MARGINAL WITH NWD EXTENT
   INLAND.
   
   DISCUSSION...PRIMARY LIMITING FACTOR FOR A MORE ROBUST TORNADO
   THREAT SO FAR HAS BEEN THE INABILITY OF THE UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR TO
   ADVANCE INLAND. RECENT SURFACE ANALYSIS STILL SHOW THE WARM FRONT
   OFFSHORE OVER THE NRN GULF. STORMS DEVELOPING NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY
   HAVE EXHIBITED OCCASIONAL BOWING STRUCTURES...ESPECIALLY IN
   ASSOCIATION WITH COMMA HEAD MOVING EWD TOWARD THE CNTRL
   PANHANDLE...WHILE DISCRETE SFC BASED STORMS HAVE REMAINED OFFSHORE
   NEAR THE FRONT. AS A RESULT THE PRIMARY NEAR TERM THREAT REMAINS
   DAMAGING WIND INLAND FROM THE COAST. HOWEVER...THREAT FOR ISOLATED
   TORNADOES WILL PERSIST MAINLY ALONG COASTAL COUNTIES AS THE WARM
   FRONT LIFTS A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH.
   
   ..DIAL.. 04/14/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...TAE...
   
   LAT...LON   29598353 29728511 30138567 30698537 30678395 30318324
               29598353 
   
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