[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 112027
SEL3
SPC WW 112027
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 823
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
425 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

       PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
       FAR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       PARTS OF MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE
       FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA
       PARTS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 425 PM UNTIL
1100 PM EDT.

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 75
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF
JACKSON KENTUCKY TO 5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHATTANOOGA
TENNESSEE.  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.

DISCUSSION...FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES IN PLACE ACROSS WATCH AREA AS
STRONG UPPER VORTEX CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL U.S.  WITH
MLCAPES TO 1000 J/KG AND MDTLY STEEP LAPSE RATES...THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE WATCH.
SUPERCELLS ARE LIKELY GIVEN THE SHEAR ENHANCING BOTH HAIL AND WIND
THREAT.

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 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...HALES


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