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Mesoscale Discussion 93
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0093
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1244 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL FL
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 071844Z - 072015Z
   
   AN ISOLATED THREAT FOR WIND DAMAGE MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
   CNTRL FL. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MARGINAL AND WW ISSUANCE
   WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEEDED.
   
   A CONVECTIVE LINE EXTENDING FROM THE FL COAST TO ABOUT 120 STATUTE
   MILES TO THE WEST OF TAMPA BAY IS LOCATED VERY NEAR A SLOW-MOVING
   FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY...SFC TEMPS HAVE WARMED INTO
   THE MID TO UPPER 70S AND A MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH SFC DEWPOINTS
   GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S F. THIS IS HELPING TO CREATE
   MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. AS SFC TEMPS
   CONTINUE TO WARM...THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES SHOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY
   FAVORABLE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THE WIND SHEAR ENVIRONMENT IS
   CHARACTERIZED BY VEERED SFC WINDS...50 KT OF 0-6 KM SHEAR AND
   UNIDIRECTIONAL WINDS THROUGH THE LOW TO MID-LEVELS. THIS SHOULD MAKE
   DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT AS CELLS EMBEDDED IN THE LINE
   INTENSIFY AND MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 02/07/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MLB...TBW...JAX...
   
   LAT...LON   27628066 27208199 27288262 27748282 28318280 28678276
               28918258 29078205 29178151 29068104 28788068 28348055
               27628066 
   
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