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Mesoscale Discussion 390
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0390
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0659 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...WRN VA/NC AND ERN TN
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 113...
   
   VALID 092359Z - 100100Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 113 CONTINUES.
   
   A THREAT FOR TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND DMGG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
   ACROSS THE WW AREA. AN ADDITIONAL WATCH MAY BE NEEDED DOWNSTREAM OF
   CURRENT CONVECTION FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF NERN SC AND SWRN NC.
   
   NWLY FLOW REGIME CHARACTERIZED BY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
   CLOCKWISE TURNING HODOGRAPHS CONTINUES TO LEAD TO DISCRETE
   SUPERCELLS AND SMALL BOWING SEGMENTS. DESPITE THE LOSS OF DAYTIME
   HEATING...LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A
   MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR MASS NEAR A WEDGE FRONT ACROSS THE NC/SC
   BORDER...REQUIRING A NEW WW FOR COASTAL AREAS.
   
   ..HURLBUT.. 04/09/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...CHS...CAE...GSP...
   
   LAT...LON   36038192 34477852 33657886 33137975 33968132 35328270
               35768268 36038192 
   
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