[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1255 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-130600-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
1255 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

STRENGTHENING WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL ENHANCE THE
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY.

LATEST COMPUTER MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING AND
PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AS THE LOW PULLS EASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT...A
WELL DEFINED WARM FRONT...WILL WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD FROM THE
GULF STATES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON-GOING AHEAD OF THE WARM
FRONT AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD...AND INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE AIR MASS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY NIGHT...WILL
BE QUITE UNSTABLE...AND FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

IN ADDITION...TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...RAINFALL MAY BE
HEAVY ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...
WITH WIDESPREAD 2 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...AS POOLING MOISTURE
ALONG THE WARM FRONT...IS COUPLED WITH A STRONG UPPER JET THAT
WILL ENHANCE RAINFALL POTENTIAL ACROSS THE AREA. FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS RELATIVELY HIGH...SINCE COMPUTER MODELS HAVE SHOWN GOOD RUN TO
RUN CONTINUITY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.


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BOYD



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