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Mesoscale Discussion 1993
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1993
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0514 PM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...FLORIDA PENINSULA
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 750...
   
   VALID 132214Z - 132315Z
   
   TORNADOES REMAIN LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE FL PENINSULA.
   
   AT 600 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY
   WAS LOCATED 40 WSW ABR MOVING NNEWD AT 20 KT. IF THIS TRACK AND
   SPEED CONTINUES...THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WOULD BE LOCATED NEAR ORL
   AT 01Z.
   
   TORNADOES ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IMMEDIATELY NORTHEAST AND EAST OF
   THE INTENSE EYE WALL WHERE 1KM SRH IS NEAR 200 M2/S2. AN OUTER BAND
   OF INTENSE STORMS THAT MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES...EXTENDED FROM 50
   S GNV TO 15 ESE ORL AND WAS MOVING NWWD AT 35-40 KT. ANOTHER STRONG
   BAND OF CONVECTION WAS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER FROM 45 SW
   VRB TO 55 W PBI TO 45 SSE FMY. THIS BAND IS LOCATED WITHIN A VERY
   WARM/MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID/UPPER 80S AND
   DEWPOINTS IN THE MID/UPPER 70S. THE 1KM SHEAR IS AROUND 100
   M2/S2...BUT THE LOW LEVEL THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS ARE MORE
   FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES THAN NEAR THE EYE WALL.
   
   FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE CHARLEY...REFER TO LATEST
   BULLETINS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
   
   ..IMY.. 08/13/2004
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...TBW...JAX...
   
   26238180 26908154 27318151 27478191 28108218 28678273
   29368276 29288155 28748114 26938015 26248039 25518121 
   
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