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Mesoscale Discussion 938
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0938
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1228 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...WRN FL PANHANDLE...SRN AL
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 326...
   
   VALID 151728Z - 151900Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 326 CONTINUES.
   
   THE SEVERE THREAT ACROSS THE ERN PART OF WW 328 WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
   FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. A FEW TORNADOES...ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND
   VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MORE INTENSE CELLS. THE
   OVERALL THREAT SHOULD DECREASE SOME AS THE MCS MOVES EWD INTO A
   WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. ATTM...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS CONCERNING
   WHETHER A NEW WATCH WILL BE NECESSARY EAST OF WW 328.
   
   SEVERAL ROTATING STORMS ARE LOCATED ON THE NOSE OF A 35 TO 45 KT
   LOW-LEVEL JET ACROSS SE AL AND THE WRN FL PANHANDLE. WSR-88D VWPS
   ACROSS ERN AL SHOW ABOUT 30 KT OF 0-1 KM SHEAR ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
   BACKED SFC WINDS WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MINI-SUPERCELLS
   CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.
   HOWEVER...THE LATEST RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS VERY WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR
   OVER FAR SE AL...SW GA AND THE ERN FL PANHANDLE SUGGESTING STORMS
   SHOULD GRADUALLY DROP IN INTENSITY AS THE MCS MOVES TOWARD THE FAR
   ERN PART OF WW 326 LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 05/15/2008
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...TAE...BMX...MOB...JAN...LIX...
   
   29878829 30358840 30738840 30738888 30678932 30888932
   30898911 31438913 31448893 31818893 31858845 32338839
   32288796 32018809 31988763 31838765 31838691 31528688
   31488616 31668610 31628544 31688543 31748517 31578504
   31198506 30768488 30098511 29948501 29778505 29688519
   29708497 29228499 29408560 29708571 30028626 30088655
   30038700 29908795 29908825 
   
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