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Mesoscale Discussion 218
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0218
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0314 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN FL PANHANDLE / W NORTH FL
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 47...
   
   VALID 092114Z - 092145Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 47 CONTINUES.
   
   ISOLD TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES WITH THE GREATEST REMAINING POTENTIAL
   SEEMINGLY CONFINED ACROSS THE ERN FL PANHANDLE AND W NORTH FL.  
   
   COMPOSITE SATELLITE/SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A LOW LEVEL CONFLUENCE
   ZONE 30 MI E TLH...AND RECENT TRENDS IN KTLH RADAR IMAGERY SHOW WITH
   A FEW STORMS ACQUIRING BRIEF SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS VIA WEAK
   MID-LEVEL ROTATION IN THIS CORRIDOR.  THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE
   ABSORBED INTO THE ADVANCING SQUALL LINE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO BUT
   MAY CONTINUE TO POSE A SEVERE RISK.  GIVEN THE STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND
   PROFILE...SOME TORNADO POTENTIAL MAY CONTINUE BEYOND 22Z FOR PARTS
   OF THE ERN FL PANHANDLE EXTENDING INTO W NORTH FL.  A WW
   EXTENSION-IN-AREA MAY ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL THREAT THE BEST IF
   STORM INTENSITY TRENDS CONTINUE.
   
   ..SMITH.. 03/09/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...JAX...TAE...
   
   LAT...LON   30298395 30878328 30938294 30708287 30148342 30098382
               30298395 
   
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