Tornado Watch 32

Issued

Feb 3, 2006, 7:20 PM EST (00:20 UTC)

Expired

Feb 4, 2006, 3:00 AM EST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 112Feb 3, 4:19 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 115Feb 3, 7:08 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 117Feb 4, 12:23 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 118Feb 4, 2:19 AM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 040020
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SPC WW 040020
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006

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

       NORTH FLORIDA
       SOUTHERN GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 720 PM UNTIL
300 AM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST AUGUSTINE
FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 30. WATCH NUMBER 30 WILL NOT BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 720 PM EST. CONTINUE...WW 31...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING
THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN FL.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
INTO THE NIGHT.  SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...DRAWING HIGHER LOW LEVEL THETAE AIR MASS
NORTHWARD AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR.  THUS...THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES SHOULD INCREASE OVERNIGHT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 25035.


...HART

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