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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 653
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
940 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 940 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF
DULUTH MINNESOTA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAUSAU WISCONSIN. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 650. WATCH NUMBER 650 WILL NOT
BE IN EFFECT AFTER 940 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 651...WW 652...
DISCUSSION...A BAND OF SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS...SHOULD
PERSIST AND SAG SWD FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS NW WI. THE STORMS
WILL BE FED BY STRONG INSTABILITY FROM THE SW...AND DEEP LAYER
VERTICAL SHEAR SHOULD REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR PERSISTENT ROTATING
STORMS. THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 31020.
...THOMPSON
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is defined by the list of counties (WOU).
SAW3
WW 653 SEVERE TSTM WI 290240Z - 290800Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50S DLH/DULUTH MN/ - 25NE AUW/WAUSAU WI/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /42S DLH - 28SSE RHI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31020.
REPLACES WW 650..MI MN WI LM LS
LAT...LON 46839218 45908926 44458926 45389218
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 653 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 653
VALID 290640Z - 290740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 NW EAU TO
60 N EAU TO 45 W RHI TO 15 NE AUW TO 20 E AUW.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1660
..IMY..07/29/06
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...ARX...GRB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 653
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
WIC005-017-019-073-097-107-119-141-290740-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRON CHIPPEWA CLARK
MARATHON PORTAGE RUSK
TAYLOR WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 653
VALID 290550Z - 290640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S DLH TO
50 S ASX TO 45 W RHI TO 25 SSE RHI.
..IMY..07/29/06
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...ARX...GRB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 653
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
WIC005-013-017-019-069-073-095-097-099-107-113-119-129-141-
290640-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRON BURNETT CHIPPEWA
CLARK LINCOLN MARATHON
POLK PORTAGE PRICE
RUSK SAWYER TAYLOR
WASHBURN WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 653
VALID 290435Z - 290540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MEAD..07/29/06
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...ARX...GRB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 653
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
WIC003-005-007-013-017-019-031-069-073-085-095-097-099-107-113-
119-129-141-290540-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLAND BARRON BAYFIELD
BURNETT CHIPPEWA CLARK
DOUGLAS LINCOLN MARATHON
ONEIDA POLK PORTAGE
PRICE RUSK SAWYER
TAYLOR WASHBURN WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 653
VALID 290335Z - 290440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MEAD..07/29/06
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...ARX...GRB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 653
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
WIC003-005-007-013-017-019-031-069-073-085-095-097-099-107-113-
119-129-141-290440-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLAND BARRON BAYFIELD
BURNETT CHIPPEWA CLARK
DOUGLAS LINCOLN MARATHON
ONEIDA POLK PORTAGE
PRICE RUSK SAWYER
TAYLOR WASHBURN WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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