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Mesoscale Discussion 736
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0736
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0447 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN/SOUTHERN AL INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN GA AND SC
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 254...
   
   VALID 062147Z - 062245Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 254 CONTINUES.
   
   TORNADO WATCH 254 CONTINUES UNTIL 23Z ACROSS PORTIONS OF AL/GA AND
   WESTERN SC. MONITORING FOR AN ADDITIONAL WATCH ACROSS
   CENTRAL/SOUTHERN GA INTO SC AND PERHAPS SOUTHEAST AL.
   
   BROKEN QUASI-LINEAR MCS CONTINUES TO STEADILY PROGRESS
   EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST SC AND CENTRAL GA INTO
   EASTERN/SOUTHERN AL AS OF 2145Z. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO POSE
   AT LEAST AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT THROUGH EARLY EVENING TO THE
   EAST/SOUTH OF EXISTING TORNADO WATCHES 254 AND 256
   RESPECTIVELY...SUCH THAT AN ADDITIONAL WATCH COULD BE
   NEEDED...ALTHOUGH THE EXTENT OF THE SEVERE THREAT BECOMES
   QUESTIONABLE WITH TIME/EASTWARD EXTENT. LOW LEVEL FLOW HAS TENDED TO
   VEER/WEAKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO A WELL-MIXED
   PRE-QLCS BOUNDARY LAYER...SUCH THAT DAMAGING WINDS/SOME HAIL WILL
   REMAIN THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH ONLY A LIMITED/BRIEF TORNADO RISK. 
   
   FARTHER EAST...OTHER MAINLY ISOLATED SEVERE TSTMS WITH A
   HAIL/DAMAGING WIND RISK WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW ALONG
   COASTAL SEA BREEZE ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF SC/GA.
   
   ..GUYER.. 05/06/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CHS...CAE...GSP...FFC...TAE...BMX...MOB...
   
   LAT...LON   33908277 34398066 33828016 32008109 32058326 30878637
               33908277 
   
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