ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL
ACUS11 KWNS 181939 
SPC MCD 181939 
GAZ000-FLZ000-ALZ000-182145-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1982
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0139 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

AREAS AFFECTED...SE AL...SWRN GA...FL PANHANDLE

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 552...

VALID 181939Z - 182145Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 552 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...THE SEVERE THREAT ONGOING IN WW 552 WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
SE AL AND THE WRN FL PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. TORNADOES AND WIND
DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT
WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT PARTS OF SWRN GA SWD INTO THE ERN FL
PANHANDLE WHERE A NEW WW MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT FROM NW GA
EXTENDING SSWWD INTO SCNTRL AL AND THE FAR WRN FL PANHANDLE. A LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS ONGOING ALONG THE FRONT WITH DISCRETE
CELLS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS FAR SE AL AND THE CNTRL FL
PANHANDLE. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY REMAINS WEAK AHEAD OF THE LINE...SFC
DEWPOINTS HAVE GRADUALLY INCREASED INTO THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70F.
IN ADDITION...THE FORT RUCKER WSR-88D VWP SHOWS VEERING WINDS WITH
HEIGHT IN THE LOWEST 1 KM WITH 0-1 KM SHEAR NEAR 25 KT. THIS
COMBINED WITH STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR SHOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR
ROTATING STORMS AND PERHAPS A FEW TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE LINE. A
TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH DISCRETE CELLS AHEAD OF
THE LINE. WIND DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR ESPECIALLY WITH BOWING LINE
SEGMENTS ALONG THE LINE ITSELF.

..BROYLES/MEAD.. 11/18/2015

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

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

LAT...LON   30228725 31458682 31838636 31938560 31848450 31708405
            31328382 30968381 30468391 29758412 29168467 29198540
            29598602 29798635 29888688 30228725 

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