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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 8
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
710 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and south Florida
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Tuesday evening from 710 PM until 1100 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A squall line will persist for a few more hours while
moving southeastward from central into south Florida. The storm
environment will remain favorable for isolated damaging winds and
possibly a couple of tornadoes with embedded circulations.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles east southeast of Naples FL to
100 miles northeast of Fort Myers FL. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 6...WW 7...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.
...Thompson
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 8 TORNADO FL CW 100010Z - 100400Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30ESE APF/NAPLES FL/ - 100NE FMY/FORT MYERS FL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /41SE RSW - 13WSW TRV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
LAT...LON 25988213 27608153 27607990 25988051
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 8 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 8
VALID 100230Z - 100340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSW APF
TO 40 WNW PBI TO 30 NE VRB.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 42
..LYONS..01/10/24
ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 8
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC021-051-085-099-100340-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLLIER HENDRY MARTIN
PALM BEACH
$$
AMZ555-650-100340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL OUT 20 NM
$$
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
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (50%)
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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.