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Mesoscale Discussion 196
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0196
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1229 PM CST SUN MAR 06 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF THE CNTRL/SRN FL PENINSULA
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 
   
   VALID 061829Z - 062030Z
   
   WEAK CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IS UNDERWAY ACROSS INTERIOR INTO EAST
   CENTRAL COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.  THIS IS
   GENERALLY OCCURRING ALONG AND EAST OF A PRE-FRONTAL SURFACE TROUGH
   ...AS BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING AND MOISTENING CONTRIBUTES TO WEAKENING
   MID-LEVEL INHIBITION.  AS A SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE IMPULSE CONTINUES
   TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO THE LEE OF THE APPALACHIANS...VEERING OF
   LOW-LEVEL FLOW FIELDS IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE
   NEAR/EAST OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE INTO THE VERO BEACH AND PALM BEACH
   AREAS BY 20-22Z.  IN THE PRESENCE OF MODERATELY STRONG
   DESTABILIZATION...WITH MIXED LAYER CAPE NOW INCREASING IN EXCESS OF
   1000 J/KG...THIS MAY BECOME SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
   ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.  IF THIS OCCURS...RELATIVE COOL
   MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES AND SHEAR BENEATH 30+ KT 500 MB FLOW COULD
   PROMOTE THE RISK FOR HAIL.  ALTHOUGH PROBABILITIES ARE LOW...THE
   POTENTIAL THAT SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY COULD AT LEAST BRIEFLY EXCEED
   SEVERE LIMITS MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY NEGLIGIBLE.
   
   ..KERR.. 03/06/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...TBW...
   
   LAT...LON   27178110 27778076 27818037 27087993 26628006 26338028
               26238075 26578112 27178110 
   
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