SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 68
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   825 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
          WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
          SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 825 AM UNTIL
   200 PM EDT.
   
   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 55 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST OF ATLANTA
   GEORGIA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW FLORIDA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 67...
   
   DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES AND SUPERCELLS
   WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH SE AL...WRN AND CNTRL GA...AND THE FL
   PANHANDLE NEXT FEW HOURS. INSTABILITY IS MARGINAL AHEAD OF THE
   LINE...BUT MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR A THREAT OF ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND
   AND PERHAPS ISOLATED TORNADOES GIVEN THE FAVORABLY SHEARED
   ENVIRONMENT.
   
   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 500.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
   
   
   ...DIAL/HALES

   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 68
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   825 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
          WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
          SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 825 AM UNTIL
   200 PM EDT.
   
   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 55 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST OF ATLANTA
   GEORGIA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW FLORIDA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 67...
   
   DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES AND SUPERCELLS
   WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH SE AL...WRN AND CNTRL GA...AND THE FL
   PANHANDLE NEXT FEW HOURS. INSTABILITY IS MARGINAL AHEAD OF THE
   LINE...BUT MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR A THREAT OF ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND
   AND PERHAPS ISOLATED TORNADOES GIVEN THE FAVORABLY SHEARED
   ENVIRONMENT.
   
   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 500.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
   
   
   ...DIAL/HALES

   WOUS64 KWNS 261223
   WOU8
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 68
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   825 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 68 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   ALC031-045-061-067-069-261800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0068.090326T1225Z-090326T1800Z/
   
   AL 
   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   COFFEE               DALE                GENEVA              
   HENRY                HOUSTON             
   
   
   FLC005-013-045-059-063-131-133-261800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0068.090326T1225Z-090326T1800Z/
   
   FL 
   .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BAY                  CALHOUN             GULF                
   HOLMES               JACKSON             WALTON              
   WASHINGTON           
   
   
   GAC035-037-053-061-063-077-079-099-113-145-149-151-171-197-199-
   201-207-215-231-239-243-249-253-255-259-261-263-269-273-285-293-
   307-261800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0068.090326T1225Z-090326T1800Z/
   
   GA 
   .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BUTTS                CALHOUN             CHATTAHOOCHEE       
   CLAY                 CLAYTON             COWETA              
   CRAWFORD             EARLY               FAYETTE             
   HARRIS               HEARD               HENRY               
   LAMAR                MARION              MERIWETHER          
   MILLER               MONROE              MUSCOGEE            
   PIKE                 QUITMAN             RANDOLPH            
   SCHLEY               SEMINOLE            SPALDING            
   STEWART              SUMTER              TALBOT              
   TAYLOR               TERRELL             TROUP               
   UPSON                WEBSTER             
   
   
   GMZ750-261800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0068.090326T1225Z-090326T1800Z/
   
   CW 
   
   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM 
   
   ATTN...WFO...TAE...FFC...
   
   
   

   SAW8 
   WW 68 TORNADO AL FL GA CW 261225Z - 261800Z
   AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   15E ATL/ATLANTA GA/ - 30SSE CEW/CRESTVIEW FL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /14E ATL - 33SE CEW/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
   
   LAT...LON 33638320 30378540 30378725 33638512
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.
   

Watch 68 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 68

VALID 261650Z - 261740Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNE PFN
TO 10 ENE MAI.

..SPC..03/26/09

ATTN...WFO...TAE...FFC...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

FLC005-013-045-063-261740-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAY		     CALHOUN		 GULF		     
JACKSON 	     
$$


GAC201-253-261740-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

MILLER		     SEMINOLE		 
$$


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 68

VALID 261425Z - 261540Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ESE PNS
TO 30 N DHN TO 15 E ATL.

..SPC..03/26/09

ATTN...WFO...TAE...FFC...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC045-061-067-069-261540-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DALE		     GENEVA		 HENRY		     
HOUSTON 	     
$$


FLC005-013-045-059-063-131-133-261540-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAY		     CALHOUN		 GULF		     
HOLMES		     JACKSON		 WALTON 	     
WASHINGTON	     
$$


GAC035-037-053-061-079-099-151-171-197-201-207-215-231-239-243-
249-253-255-259-261-263-269-273-293-307-261540-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BUTTS		     CALHOUN		 CHATTAHOOCHEE	     
CLAY		     CRAWFORD		 EARLY		     
HENRY		     LAMAR		 MARION 	     
MILLER		     MONROE		 MUSCOGEE	     
PIKE		     QUITMAN		 RANDOLPH	     
SCHLEY		     SEMINOLE		 SPALDING	     
STEWART 	     SUMTER		 TALBOT 	     
TAYLOR		     TERRELL		 UPSON		     
WEBSTER 	     
$$


GMZ750-261540-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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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.