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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 589
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   235 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST AND A SMALL PART OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
          SOUTHERN KANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL 900
   PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 75
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH
   SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA COLORADO TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   WICHITA KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
   PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
   WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
   WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
   TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 588...
   
   DISCUSSION...AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY
   CAPPED ACROSS THE REGION.  LEADING SUPERCELL SHOULD CONTINUE AT
   LEAST A VERY LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND THREAT ESEWD INTO S-CENTRAL KS
   OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  OTHER STORMS NOW OVER CENTRAL CO WILL
   CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THEY SPREAD EWD INTO RICH INSTABILITY
   AVAILABLE OVER THE ERN CO PLAINS/WRN KS.  STILL ADDITIONAL
   DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR OVER SWRN KS AS CAP BREAKS NEAR SWD  MOVING
   OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND INVOF WEAK SURFACE LOW CENTER.  SHEAR REMAINS
   SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS...WITH EVENTUAL EVOLUTION INTO ONE OR MORE
   BOW ECHO MCS/S EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24035.
   
   
   ...EVANS