SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 269
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   200 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN GEORGIA
          SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL
   900 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST
   OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH
   GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   DISCUSSION...A BAND OF TSTMS...INCLUDING A BOWING SEGMENT...HAS
   EVOLVED OVER THE LOWER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.  INFLOW
   AIR MASS IS WARM AND MOIST WITH MLCAPE OF 1000-2000 J/KG.  THIS
   INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH FORCING FOR ASCENT ATTENDANT TO A WEAK
   MIDLEVEL IMPULSE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD SUSTAIN ONGOING
   STORMS EWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
   DEVELOP INVOF THE COAST ALONG SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION.  WHILE
   DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...SOME HAIL IS ALSO
   POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
   
   AVIATION...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 27025.
   
   
   ...MEAD

   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 269
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   200 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN GEORGIA
          SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL
   900 PM EDT.
   
   WIDELY SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS
   ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
   WIDELY SCATTERED LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER
   ISOLATED TORNADOES
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST
   OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH
   GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   DISCUSSION...A BAND OF TSTMS...INCLUDING A BOWING SEGMENT...HAS
   EVOLVED OVER THE LOWER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.  INFLOW
   AIR MASS IS WARM AND MOIST WITH MLCAPE OF 1000-2000 J/KG.  THIS
   INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH FORCING FOR ASCENT ATTENDANT TO A WEAK
   MIDLEVEL IMPULSE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD SUSTAIN ONGOING
   STORMS EWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
   DEVELOP INVOF THE COAST ALONG SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION.  WHILE
   DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...SOME HAIL IS ALSO
   POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
   
   AVIATION...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 27025.
   
   
   ...MEAD

   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 269
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   200 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN GEORGIA
          SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL
   900 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST
   OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH
   GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   DISCUSSION...A BAND OF TSTMS...INCLUDING A BOWING SEGMENT...HAS
   EVOLVED OVER THE LOWER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.  INFLOW
   AIR MASS IS WARM AND MOIST WITH MLCAPE OF 1000-2000 J/KG.  THIS
   INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH FORCING FOR ASCENT ATTENDANT TO A WEAK
   MIDLEVEL IMPULSE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD SUSTAIN ONGOING
   STORMS EWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
   DEVELOP INVOF THE COAST ALONG SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION.  WHILE
   DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...SOME HAIL IS ALSO
   POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
   
   AVIATION...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 27025.
   
   
   ...MEAD

   WOUS64 KWNS 091758
   WOU9
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 269
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   200 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012
   
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 269 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   GAC029-031-043-051-103-109-179-183-191-267-100100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0269.120509T1800Z-120510T0100Z/
   
   GA 
   .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BRYAN                BULLOCH             CANDLER             
   CHATHAM              EFFINGHAM           EVANS               
   LIBERTY              LONG                MCINTOSH            
   TATTNALL             
   
   
   SCC013-015-019-029-035-049-053-100100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0269.120509T1800Z-120510T0100Z/
   
   SC 
   .    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BEAUFORT             BERKELEY            CHARLESTON          
   COLLETON             DORCHESTER          HAMPTON             
   JASPER               
   
   
   AMZ330-350-352-354-100100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0269.120509T1800Z-120510T0100Z/
   
   CW 
   
   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
   
   CHARLESTON HARBOR 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
   NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
   ...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
   
   ATTN...WFO...CHS...
   
   
   

   SAW9 
   WW 269 SEVERE TSTM GA SC CW 091800Z - 100100Z
   AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
   30NNE CHS/CHARLESTON SC/ - 55SW SAV/SAVANNAH GA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM EITHER SIDE /27NNE CHS - 33E AMG/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.
   
   LAT...LON 32907944 31178148 31958223 33688022
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.
   

Watch 269 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 269

VALID 092245Z - 092340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE VDI
TO 30 NNW SAV TO 40 NE SAV TO 35 SSE CHS.

..COHEN..05/09/12

ATTN...WFO...CHS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 269 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

GAC029-051-103-179-183-191-092340-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRYAN		     CHATHAM		 EFFINGHAM	     
LIBERTY 	     LONG		 MCINTOSH	     
$$


SCC013-053-092340-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAUFORT	     JASPER		 
$$


AMZ352-354-092340-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 

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

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 269

VALID 092140Z - 092240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NNW SAV
TO 35 SSE CHS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 766

..COHEN..05/09/12

ATTN...WFO...CHS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 269 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

GAC029-031-043-051-103-109-179-183-191-267-092240-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRYAN		     BULLOCH		 CANDLER	     
CHATHAM 	     EFFINGHAM		 EVANS		     
LIBERTY 	     LONG		 MCINTOSH	     
TATTNALL	     
$$


SCC013-053-092240-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAUFORT	     JASPER		 
$$


AMZ352-354-092240-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 

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

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 269

VALID 092035Z - 092140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..GOSS..05/09/12

ATTN...WFO...CHS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 269 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

GAC029-031-043-051-103-109-179-183-191-267-092140-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRYAN		     BULLOCH		 CANDLER	     
CHATHAM 	     EFFINGHAM		 EVANS		     
LIBERTY 	     LONG		 MCINTOSH	     
TATTNALL	     
$$


SCC013-015-019-029-035-049-053-092140-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAUFORT	     BERKELEY		 CHARLESTON	     
COLLETON	     DORCHESTER 	 HAMPTON	     
JASPER		     
$$


AMZ330-350-352-354-092140-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

CHARLESTON HARBOR 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 

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

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 269

VALID 091930Z - 092040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..GOSS..05/09/12

ATTN...WFO...CHS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 269 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

GAC029-031-043-051-103-109-179-183-191-267-092040-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRYAN		     BULLOCH		 CANDLER	     
CHATHAM 	     EFFINGHAM		 EVANS		     
LIBERTY 	     LONG		 MCINTOSH	     
TATTNALL	     
$$


SCC013-015-019-029-035-049-053-092040-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAUFORT	     BERKELEY		 CHARLESTON	     
COLLETON	     DORCHESTER 	 HAMPTON	     
JASPER		     
$$


AMZ330-350-352-354-092040-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

CHARLESTON HARBOR 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 

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

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