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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 814
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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 814
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   210 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FAR EASTERN GEORGIA
          SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL
   1000 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 65
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHWEST
   OF AUGUSTA GEORGIA TO 75 MILES EAST OF NEW BERN NORTH CAROLINA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 812...WW 813...
   
   DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND
   INTENSITIES AS COLD FRONT SAGS SLOWLY SWD INTO THE WATCH AREA. ALSO
   STORMS WILL BE AIDED BY AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH AND STRENGTHENING
   WINDS ALOFT. STRONG HEATING...MODERATE INSTABILITY AND 30-50 KT MID
   LEVEL WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE WIND
   THREAT WILL BE GREATER IN STORMS THAT ORGANIZE INTO SHORT LINES.
   
   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 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27025.
   
   
   ...IMY
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