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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 144
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and northern Florida
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday morning from 155 AM until 1100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A complex of thunderstorms should move eastward from the
Gulf across the central/northern peninsula through mid/late morning.
Bows, line-embedded or bookend mesovortices, and supercells each may
occur with this activity, offering damaging gusts and some tornado
threat.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles northwest of Saint
Petersburg FL to 35 miles east southeast of Daytona Beach FL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Edwards
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 144
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and northern Florida
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday morning from 155 AM until 1100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A complex of thunderstorms should move eastward from the
Gulf across the central/northern peninsula through mid/late morning.
Bows, line-embedded or bookend mesovortices, and supercells each may
occur with this activity, offering damaging gusts and some tornado
threat.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles northwest of Saint
Petersburg FL to 35 miles east southeast of Daytona Beach FL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Edwards
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 144 TORNADO FL CW 240555Z - 241500Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50NW PIE/SAINT PETERSBURG FL/ - 35ESE DAB/DAYTONA BEACH FL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM N/S /44NW PIE - 36ESE OMN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 29668326 30228051 27758051 27208326
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 144 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 144
VALID 241340Z - 241440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WSW SRQ
TO 30 E PIE TO 20 SSW ORL TO 45 ESE DAB.
..DIAL..04/24/20
ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 144
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC009-049-097-105-115-241440-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD HARDEE OSCEOLA
POLK SARASOTA
$$
AMZ552-GMZ853-241440-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 144
VALID 241155Z - 241240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 W SRQ TO
20 SSW ORL TO 40 E DAB.
..BROYLES..04/24/20
ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 144
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC009-049-097-105-115-241240-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD HARDEE OSCEOLA
POLK SARASOTA
$$
AMZ552-GMZ853-241240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 144
VALID 240935Z - 241040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WNW PIE
TO 25 SW OCF TO 40 NE SGJ.
..BROYLES..04/24/20
ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 144
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC009-017-035-049-053-057-069-081-095-097-101-103-105-115-117-
119-127-241040-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD CITRUS FLAGLER
HARDEE HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH
LAKE MANATEE ORANGE
OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS
POLK SARASOTA SEMINOLE
SUMTER VOLUSIA
$$
AMZ454-550-552-GMZ830-853-241040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM
TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 144
VALID 240815Z - 240940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 70 NW PIE TO
30 NE GNV.
..BROYLES..04/24/20
ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 144
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC009-017-035-049-053-057-069-081-083-095-097-101-103-105-107-
115-117-119-127-240940-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREVARD CITRUS FLAGLER
HARDEE HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH
LAKE MANATEE MARION
ORANGE OSCEOLA PASCO
PINELLAS POLK PUTNAM
SARASOTA SEMINOLE SUMTER
VOLUSIA
$$
AMZ454-550-552-GMZ830-850-853-240940-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM
TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.