SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 76
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1100 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FLORIDA BIG BEND
          SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1100 AM UNTIL
   200 PM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF MOULTRIE
   GEORGIA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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 TORNADO
   WATCH NUMBER 75. WATCH NUMBER 75 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1100
   AM EDT. 
   
   DISCUSSION...WELL-DEVELOPED MCS/SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE EWD ACROSS
   THE FL BIG BEND AND SW GA THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  SOME MOISTENING E OF
   THE ONGOING STORMS SHOULD RESULT IN SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION TO
   SUSTAIN THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WITH
   BOWING SEGMENTS IN THE LARGER SQUALL LINE.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
   
   
   ...THOMPSON

   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 76
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1100 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FLORIDA BIG BEND
          SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1100 AM UNTIL
   200 PM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF MOULTRIE
   GEORGIA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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 TORNADO
   WATCH NUMBER 75. WATCH NUMBER 75 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1100
   AM EDT. 
   
   DISCUSSION...WELL-DEVELOPED MCS/SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE EWD ACROSS
   THE FL BIG BEND AND SW GA THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  SOME MOISTENING E OF
   THE ONGOING STORMS SHOULD RESULT IN SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION TO
   SUSTAIN THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WITH
   BOWING SEGMENTS IN THE LARGER SQUALL LINE.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
   
   
   ...THOMPSON

   WOUS64 KWNS 271455
   WOU6
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 76
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1100 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 76 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   FLC029-037-065-067-073-079-123-129-271800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0076.090327T1500Z-090327T1800Z/
   
   FL 
   .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   DIXIE                FRANKLIN            JEFFERSON           
   LAFAYETTE            LEON                MADISON             
   TAYLOR               WAKULLA             
   
   
   GAC019-027-071-075-131-173-185-205-275-271800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0076.090327T1500Z-090327T1800Z/
   
   GA 
   .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BERRIEN              BROOKS              COLQUITT            
   COOK                 GRADY               LANIER              
   LOWNDES              MITCHELL            THOMAS              
   
   
   GMZ730-755-765-271800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0076.090327T1500Z-090327T1800Z/
   
   CW 
   
   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
   
   APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
   RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
   20 NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM 
   
   ATTN...WFO...TAE...
   
   
   

   SAW6 
   WW 76 TORNADO FL GA CW 271500Z - 271800Z
   AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25N MGR/MOULTRIE GA/ - 45SSE TLH/TALLAHASSEE FL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM E/W /28ESE ABY - 48SSE TLH/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
   
   REPLACES WW 75..AL FL CW 
   
   LAT...LON 31448312 29798340 29798473 31448448
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU6.
   

Watch 76 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 76

VALID 271725Z - 271800Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 W CTY TO
40 SSW VLD TO 45 NE MGR.

WW 76 IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT 271800Z.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 295

..GRAMS..03/27/09

ATTN...WFO...TAE...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 76 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

FLC029-067-079-123-271800-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DIXIE		     LAFAYETTE		 MADISON	     
TAYLOR		     
$$


GAC019-173-185-271800-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERRIEN 	     LANIER		 LOWNDES	     
$$


GMZ765-271800-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 76

VALID 271630Z - 271740Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S AAF TO
35 S TLH TO 30 SSW MGR TO 25 NNE MGR.

..GRAMS..03/27/09

ATTN...WFO...TAE...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 76 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

FLC029-065-067-079-123-271740-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DIXIE		     JEFFERSON		 LAFAYETTE	     
MADISON 	     TAYLOR		 
$$


GAC019-027-071-075-173-185-275-271740-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERRIEN 	     BROOKS		 COLQUITT	     
COOK		     LANIER		 LOWNDES	     
THOMAS		     
$$


GMZ730-755-765-271740-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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