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Mesoscale Discussion 793
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0793
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0823 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...FAR SERN NC
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 111323Z - 111430Z
   
   ...WIND DAMAGE LIKELY NEXT HOUR OR SO WITH ISOLATED BOWING STORM
   ACROSS FAR SERN NC. ANOTHER BAND OF STORMS...NOT AS INTENSE...WERE
   MOVING EWD ACROSS ERN SC. WW NOT LIKELY SINCE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
   BE SHORT LIVED AND AFFECT A SMALL AREA.
   
   THE BOWING STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 35 S FAY AND MOVING
   EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 35-40 KT. GIVEN CURRENT DIRECTION/SPEED...THIS
   STORM WOULD MOVE INTO THE ILM AREA BETWEEN 1400-1430Z. STORM IS
   MOVING ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND 40 KT WLY WINDS ALOFT WILL SUPPORT
   WIND DAMAGE.
   
   A BAND OF STORMS WERE ALSO SHIFTING EWD INTO ERN SC THROUGH A WARM
   UNSTABLE AIR MASS...BUT NON-SEVERE AT THIS TIME. THOUGH STORMS ARE
   EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...STORMS MAY MOVE OFFSHORE BEFORE A
   SEVERE THREAT DEVELOPS.
   
   ..IMY.. 05/11/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...ILM...CHS...CAE...
   
   LAT...LON   34327925 34617858 34057797 33747859 32987958 32408059
               32468106 33018121 33748040 34327925 
   
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