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Tornado Watch 37
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL7
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 37
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1205 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
          NORTHWEST FLORIDA
          SOUTHERN GEORGIA
          SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1205 PM UNTIL
   800 PM EST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 75 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 NORTH NORTHWEST OF
   PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON
   SOUTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 35...WW 36...
   
   DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE RAPIDLY
   ADVANCING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS
   DEVELOPING IN THE WARM SECTOR IN A WEAKLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT AHEAD
   OF THE FRONT.  STRONG SWLY WINDS ALOFT ARE RESULTING IN VERY STRONG
   LOW- AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING
   SUPERCELLS.  CONTINUED DIURNAL HEATING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER
   DESTABILIZATION WITH MLCAPE APPROACHING 1000 J/KG.  THREAT FOR
   DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND SEVERAL TORNADOES WILL INCREASE THIS
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT MOVES
   ACROSS THE AREA.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.
   
   
   ...WEISS
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