SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 3
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   205 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA
          SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL
   700 PM CST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   GADSDEN ALABAMA TO 210 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOWLY INCREASING ALONG SURFACE
   BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN MS INTO NORTHEAST AL.  WEAK
   THERMODYNAMICS WILL LIKELY LIMIT INITIATION AHEAD OF FRONT. 
   HOWEVER...STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES INDICATE A RISK OF
   SUPERCELLS/BOW STRUCTURES WITH STORMS ALONG BOUNDARY THROUGH THE
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES APPEAR
   TO BE THE MAIN THREATS.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
   
   
   ...HART

   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 3
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   205 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA
          SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL
   700 PM CST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   GADSDEN ALABAMA TO 210 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOWLY INCREASING ALONG SURFACE
   BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN MS INTO NORTHEAST AL.  WEAK
   THERMODYNAMICS WILL LIKELY LIMIT INITIATION AHEAD OF FRONT. 
   HOWEVER...STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES INDICATE A RISK OF
   SUPERCELLS/BOW STRUCTURES WITH STORMS ALONG BOUNDARY THROUGH THE
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES APPEAR
   TO BE THE MAIN THREATS.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
   
   
   ...HART

   WOUS64 KWNS 062000
   WOU3
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 3
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   205 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 3 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   ALC007-009-015-019-021-023-025-047-049-055-063-065-073-091-095-
   105-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-070100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0003.090106T2005Z-090107T0100Z/
   
   AL 
   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BIBB                 BLOUNT              CALHOUN             
   CHEROKEE             CHILTON             CHOCTAW             
   CLARKE               DALLAS              DEKALB              
   ETOWAH               GREENE              HALE                
   JEFFERSON            MARENGO             MARSHALL            
   PERRY                SHELBY              ST. CLAIR           
   SUMTER               TALLADEGA           TUSCALOOSA          
   WALKER               WASHINGTON          WILCOX              
   
   
   MSC023-031-035-039-041-067-073-091-111-131-153-070100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0003.090106T2005Z-090107T0100Z/
   
   MS 
   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   CLARKE               COVINGTON           FORREST             
   GEORGE               GREENE              JONES               
   LAMAR                MARION              PERRY               
   STONE                WAYNE               
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...JAN...HUN...
   
   
   

   SAW3 
   WW 3 TORNADO AL MS 062005Z - 070100Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   35ENE GAD/GADSDEN AL/ - 210SW BHM/BIRMINGHAM AL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /51SSW GQO - 51E MCB/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
   
   LAT...LON 33438551 30678926 32118926 34888551
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.
   

Watch 3 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 3

VALID 070030Z - 070100Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW GPT
TO 30 ENE ANB.

WW 3 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 070100Z. A MARGINAL THREAT FOR
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND OR AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY PERSIST EAST OF 
WW 3. HOWEVER...THE LIMITING FACTOR IMPOSED BY THE WEAK
THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT SUGGEST ANY ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER
WILL REMAIN VERY ISOLATED AND CONDITIONAL IN NATURE. AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED...AND UNLESS STORMS BEGIN TO
REINTENSIFY...ANOTHER WW WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEEDED. 
..DIAL..01/07/09

ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...JAN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC003-025-027-029-097-099-111-129-131-070100-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALDWIN 	     CLARKE		 CLAY		     
CLEBURNE	     MOBILE		 MONROE 	     
RANDOLPH	     WASHINGTON 	 WILCOX 	     
$$


MSC039-041-131-070100-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GEORGE		     GREENE		 STONE		     
$$


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 #3 ON WW 3

VALID 062345Z - 070040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW GPT
TO 35 NE ANB.

..DIAL..01/06/09

ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...JAN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC003-021-025-027-029-047-097-099-111-129-131-070040-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALDWIN 	     CHILTON		 CLARKE 	     
CLAY		     CLEBURNE		 DALLAS 	     
MOBILE		     MONROE		 RANDOLPH	     
WASHINGTON	     WILCOX		 
$$


MSC039-041-131-070040-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GEORGE		     GREENE		 STONE		     
$$


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 #2 ON WW 3

VALID 062300Z - 070040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S PIB TO
30 W SEM TO 15 SE GAD TO 25 SW RMG.

..DIAL..01/06/09

ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...JAN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC015-021-025-027-029-047-111-121-129-131-070040-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALHOUN 	     CHILTON		 CLARKE 	     
CLAY		     CLEBURNE		 DALLAS 	     
RANDOLPH	     TALLADEGA		 WASHINGTON	     
WILCOX		     
$$


MSC035-039-041-111-131-070040-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FORREST 	     GEORGE		 GREENE 	     
PERRY		     STONE		 
$$


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 3

VALID 062145Z - 062240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SSE PIB
TO 15 SW GAD TO 25 NW RMG.

..GOSS..01/06/09

ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...JAN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC007-015-019-021-023-025-047-055-065-091-105-115-117-121-129-
131-062240-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BIBB		     CALHOUN		 CHEROKEE	     
CHILTON 	     CHOCTAW		 CLARKE 	     
DALLAS		     ETOWAH		 HALE		     
MARENGO 	     PERRY		 ST. CLAIR	     
SHELBY		     TALLADEGA		 WASHINGTON	     
WILCOX		     
$$


MSC035-039-041-073-111-131-153-062240-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FORREST 	     GEORGE		 GREENE 	     
LAMAR		     PERRY		 STONE		     
WAYNE		     
$$


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.
$$

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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch (listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster. The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2% to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities), "Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%. High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of an increased threat for a particular event.