MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0688
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0149 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...AL...NWRN GA
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 233...
   
   VALID 031849Z - 031945Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 233
   CONTINUES.
   
   LARGE LONG-LIVED BOW ECHO CONTINUES ITS EWD PROGRESSION ACROSS THE
   CENTRAL GULF STATES WITH APEX OF BOW HAVING SLOWED TO ROUGHLY
   50-55KT AS IT MOVES INTO PERRY COUNTY AL.  AHEAD OF THIS LINE
   SEVERAL SMALL SUPERCELLS HAVE EVOLVED ALONG PRE-EXISTING BOUNDARY
   THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE BHM METRO AREA.  SQUALL LINE WILL APPROACH
   WCNTRL-NWRN GA OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS.  FARTHER SOUTH...STRONG E-W
   BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG SRN PERIPHERY OF MCS WILL GRADUALLY SAG
   SWD TOWARD THE COAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
   
   ..DARROW.. 05/03/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...BMX...MOB...
   
   LAT...LON   33158740 34588503 33568388 31328615 31078776 32378719
               33158740