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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 862
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1140 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1140 PM
UNTIL 300 AM EST.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH
FLORIDA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 860...WW 861...
DISCUSSION...LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
TPA SHORTLY...THEN TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE PENINSULA OVERNIGHT.
MARGINAL BUT SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY...COUPLED WITH STRONG WIND
FIELDS...WILL SUPPORT A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES IN STRONGER CELLS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...HART
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 862 TORNADO FL CW 160440Z - 160800Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
25SSW SRQ/SARASOTA FL/ - 35ESE DAB/DAYTONA BEACH FL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM EITHER SIDE /22SSW SRQ - 36ESE OMN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 27728333 29638116 28317987 26398208
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 862 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 862
VALID 160740Z - 160800Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
WW 862 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 160800Z.
ANOTHER WW MAY BE NEEDED THIS AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE
SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2220.
..EDWARDS..11/16/06
ATTN...WFO...MLB...TBW...JAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 862
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC009-015-027-035-049-053-055-057-061-069-071-081-083-093-095-
097-101-103-105-107-115-117-119-127-160800-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD CHARLOTTE DESOTO
FLAGLER HARDEE HERNANDO
HIGHLANDS HILLSBOROUGH INDIAN RIVER
LAKE LEE MANATEE
MARION OKEECHOBEE ORANGE
OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS
POLK PUTNAM SARASOTA
SEMINOLE SUMTER VOLUSIA
$$
AMZ550-GMZ830-853-856-160800-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM
TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 862
VALID 160645Z - 160740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..EDWARDS..11/16/06
ATTN...WFO...MLB...TBW...JAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 862
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC009-015-027-035-049-053-055-057-061-069-071-081-083-093-095-
097-101-103-105-107-115-117-119-127-160740-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD CHARLOTTE DESOTO
FLAGLER HARDEE HERNANDO
HIGHLANDS HILLSBOROUGH INDIAN RIVER
LAKE LEE MANATEE
MARION OKEECHOBEE ORANGE
OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS
POLK PUTNAM SARASOTA
SEMINOLE SUMTER VOLUSIA
$$
AMZ550-GMZ830-853-856-160740-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM
TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$