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Mesoscale Discussion 869
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0869
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0714 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...NRN/CENTRAL GA...SRN SC
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 294...
   
   VALID 110014Z - 110215Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 294 CONTINUES.
   
   CLUSTER OF SVR TSTMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS
   PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GA INTO SRN SC. MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE
   HAIL/DMGG WINDS. CONVECTIVE TRENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
   MONITORED...AND A REPLACEMENT WW MAY BE NEEDED BEFORE 01Z.  
   
   LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A CLUSTER OF SVR TSTMS OVER CENTRAL GA.
   RECENT VWP DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW STRONG UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR
   PROFILES /PER REGIONAL VWPS/ WITH STRAIGHT/LONG HODOGRAPHS. AS A
   RESULT...SPLITTING SUPERCELLS HAVE BEEN NOTED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
   HRS OVER CENTRAL GA. AIRMASS DOWNSTREAM OF THIS ACTIVITY REMAINS
   MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH MUCAPE/S AROUND 2000 J/KG. FURTHER
   WEST...ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL/NRN AL ARE EXPECTED TO
   BEING AFFECTING FAR WRN PORTIONS OF WW 294 AROUND EXPIRATION TIME
   /01Z/ WITH A REPLACEMENT WW POSSIBLY NEEDED FOR CENTRAL/NRN GA
   BEFORE THEN. HOWEVER...GIVEN RECENT CONVECTIVE TRENDS WITHIN THE SC
   PORTION OF WW 294...A NEW WW MAY NOT BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA UNTIL
   LATER TONIGHT.
   
   ..CROSBIE.. 05/11/2008
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CHS...CAE...JAX...FFC...TAE...BMX...
   
   33688250 34128522 32038498 31788296 31418128 32427989
   33057904 33578119 
   
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