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Mesoscale Discussion 1979
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1979
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0722 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

   AREAS AFFECTED...AL/WRN FL PANHANDLE

   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 551...

   VALID 181322Z - 181445Z

   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 551 CONTINUES.

   SUMMARY...BAND OF LOCALLY ORGANIZED STORMS CONTINUES MOVING
   EWD...WHERE LIMITED WIND AND ISOLATED/BRIEF TORNADO RISK PERSISTS.

   DISCUSSION...RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW A BAND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
   STORMS EXTENDING FROM THE TN VALLEY AREA SWD TO THE MOUTH OF THE MS
   RIVER...WITHIN A MINIMALLY UNSTABLE BUT VERY STRONGLY SHEARED
   ENVIRONMENT.  THERMODYNAMIC DEFICIENCIES WILL CONTINUE TO GREATLY
   LIMIT THE OVERALL SEVERE RISK OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT
   FAVORABLE KINEMATICS SUPPORT POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL/TRANSIENT
   ORGANIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL UPDRAFTS...AND ATTENDANT WIND/BRIEF
   TORNADO RISK.  WITH THIS LIMITED THREAT TO SPREAD GRADUALLY EWD WITH
   TIME...CONSIDERATION FOR A NEW WW MAY BE NECESSARY GIVEN SCHEDULED
   18/15Z EXPIRATION OF WW 551.

   ..GOSS.. 11/18/2015


   ATTN...WFO...TAE...BMX...MOB...

   LAT...LON   33548761 33288644 31988639 30068584 29788651 29928824
               30298831 32628801 33548761 

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