SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 162
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   345 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 55 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT
   ARTHUR TEXAS TO 25 MILES WEST OF ALICE TEXAS.  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 160...WW 161...
   
   DISCUSSION...MCS OVER SE TX AND SEVERE CONVECTION WEST OF THE TX
   COASTAL BEND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD ACROSS THE TEXAS COASTAL
   PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE ENVIRONMENT IS
   CHARACTERIZED BUT ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...STRONG LOW-LEVEL
   SHEAR AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24020.
   
   
   ...BROYLES/HART

   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 162
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   345 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 55 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT
   ARTHUR TEXAS TO 25 MILES WEST OF ALICE TEXAS.  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 160...WW 161...
   
   DISCUSSION...MCS OVER SE TX AND SEVERE CONVECTION WEST OF THE TX
   COASTAL BEND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD ACROSS THE TEXAS COASTAL
   PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE ENVIRONMENT IS
   CHARACTERIZED BUT ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...STRONG LOW-LEVEL
   SHEAR AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24020.
   
   
   ...BROYLES/HART

   WOUS64 KWNS 172042
   WOU2
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 162
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   345 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 162 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   TXC007-015-025-039-057-071-089-131-157-167-175-199-201-239-245-
   249-273-291-297-311-321-355-361-391-409-469-473-481-180300-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0162.090417T2045Z-090418T0300Z/
   
   TX 
   .    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ARANSAS              AUSTIN              BEE                 
   BRAZORIA             CALHOUN             CHAMBERS            
   COLORADO             DUVAL               FORT BEND           
   GALVESTON            GOLIAD              HARDIN              
   HARRIS               JACKSON             JEFFERSON           
   JIM WELLS            KLEBERG             LIBERTY             
   LIVE OAK             MATAGORDA           MCMULLEN            
   NUECES               ORANGE              REFUGIO             
   SAN PATRICIO         VICTORIA            WALLER              
   WHARTON              
   
   
   GMZ230-235-250-255-330-335-350-355-430-450-180300-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0162.090417T2045Z-090418T0300Z/
   
   CW 
   
   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
   
   BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 
   
   BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O’CONNOR 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
   NM 
   
   MATAGORDA BAY 
   
   GALVESTON BAY 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
   NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM 
   
   SABINE LAKE 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM 
   
   ATTN...WFO...CRP...LCH...HGX...
   
   
   

   SAW2 
   WW 162 TORNADO TX CW 172045Z - 180300Z
   AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   5SE BPT/PORT ARTHUR TX/ - 25W ALI/ALICE TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /47WSW LCH - 54W CRP/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24020.
   
   LAT...LON 29109395 26939844 28539844 30699395
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU2.
   

Watch 162 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 162

VALID 180030Z - 180140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 W ALI TO
15 SSE NIR TO 25 S VCT TO 30 SSE VCT TO 35 S PSX TO 40 S LBX TO
30 ESE GLS TO 30 SSW BPT TO 10 WNW BPT TO 20 NNE BPT.

..MEAD..04/18/09

ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...LCH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 162 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC007-057-131-245-249-273-355-361-391-409-180140-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS 	     CALHOUN		 DUVAL		     
JEFFERSON	     JIM WELLS		 KLEBERG	     
NUECES		     ORANGE		 REFUGIO	     
SAN PATRICIO	     
$$


GMZ230-235-250-255-430-450-180140-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 162

VALID 172330Z - 180040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 W ALI TO
5 NNW VCT TO 15 WSW HOU TO 35 NNE HOU.

..MEAD..04/17/09

ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...LCH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 162 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC007-025-039-057-071-131-157-167-175-199-201-239-245-249-273-
291-321-355-361-391-409-469-481-180040-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS 	     BEE		 BRAZORIA	     
CALHOUN 	     CHAMBERS		 DUVAL		     
FORT BEND	     GALVESTON		 GOLIAD 	     
HARDIN		     HARRIS		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     JIM WELLS		 KLEBERG	     
LIBERTY 	     MATAGORDA		 NUECES 	     
ORANGE		     REFUGIO		 SAN PATRICIO	     
VICTORIA	     WHARTON		 
$$


GMZ230-235-250-255-330-335-350-355-430-450-180040-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 162

VALID 172230Z - 172340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..MEAD..04/17/09

ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...LCH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 162 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC007-015-025-039-057-071-089-131-157-167-175-199-201-239-245-
249-273-291-297-311-321-355-361-391-409-469-473-481-172340-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS 	     AUSTIN		 BEE		     
BRAZORIA	     CALHOUN		 CHAMBERS	     
COLORADO	     DUVAL		 FORT BEND	     
GALVESTON	     GOLIAD		 HARDIN 	     
HARRIS		     JACKSON		 JEFFERSON	     
JIM WELLS	     KLEBERG		 LIBERTY	     
LIVE OAK	     MCMULLEN		 MATAGORDA	     
NUECES		     ORANGE		 REFUGIO	     
SAN PATRICIO	     VICTORIA		 WALLER 	     
WHARTON 	     
$$


GMZ230-235-250-255-330-335-350-355-430-450-172340-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 162

VALID 172145Z - 172240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..MEAD..04/17/09

ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...LCH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 162 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC007-015-025-039-057-071-089-131-157-167-175-199-201-239-245-
249-273-291-297-311-321-355-361-391-409-469-473-481-172240-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS 	     AUSTIN		 BEE		     
BRAZORIA	     CALHOUN		 CHAMBERS	     
COLORADO	     DUVAL		 FORT BEND	     
GALVESTON	     GOLIAD		 HARDIN 	     
HARRIS		     JACKSON		 JEFFERSON	     
JIM WELLS	     KLEBERG		 LIBERTY	     
LIVE OAK	     MCMULLEN		 MATAGORDA	     
NUECES		     ORANGE		 REFUGIO	     
SAN PATRICIO	     VICTORIA		 WALLER 	     
WHARTON 	     
$$


GMZ230-235-250-255-330-335-350-355-430-450-172240-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 

BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O

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