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Mesoscale Discussion 2096
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2096
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0141 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...NRN MS INTO NRN AL
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 763...764...
   
   VALID 091841Z - 092015Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 763...764...CONTINUES.
   
   TRENDS ARE BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL WW ACROSS MUCH
   OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ALABAMA.
   
   THE MOST VIGOROUS CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT REMAINS FOCUSED NEAR AN
   AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE...WHICH IS NOW
   PROGRESSING EAST NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE GREENWOOD MS AREA...AND
   COULD MIGRATE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTH OF FLORENCE...BY 21Z. 
   INCREASING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ROOTED IN THE WARM AND VERY MOIST
   BOUNDARY LAYER AHEAD OF THE LINE APPEARS INDICATIVE OF WEAKENING
   INHIBITION...AND PERHAPS INCREASING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL DURING THE
   NEXT FEW HOURS.  HOWEVER...MODELS ...INCLUDING THE LATEST RUC...HAVE
   BEEN INDICATIVE THAT THE STRONGER LOW-LEVEL JET WILL GRADUALLY
   DEVELOP NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY DURING THIS
   TIME.  EVEN SO...LOW-LEVEL FLOW FIELDS AND SHEAR MAY REMAIN
   SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO MAINTAIN A RISK FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND
   GUSTS...POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES...AS STORMS SPREAD INTO NORTHERN
   ALABAMA.
   
   ..KERR.. 10/09/2009
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...JAN...
   
   LAT...LON   33788952 34378866 34838790 34958646 34928587 33928551
               32998632 32548825 32698946 32808973 33788952 
   
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