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ACUS11 KWNS 290626
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 290626 
FLZ000-ALZ000-MSZ000-LAZ000-290700-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2108
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0126 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 752...

VALID 290626Z - 290700Z

OUTER BANDS OF KATRINA CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD WW AREA. WITH WATCH
SET TO EXPIRE AT 29/07Z...NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED -- LIKELY
COVERING BASICALLY THE SAME COUNTIES/PARISHES.

THE EYE OF KATRINA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE SERN LA COAST...WITH
CENTER OF THE EYE NOW ABOUT 45 NM S OF THE SRN-MOST TIP OF
PLAQUEMINES PARISH.  DISCRETE CELLS PERSIST N AND NE OF THE CENTER
OF KATRINA -- PARTICULARLY OFF THE COAST OF SE LA / SRN MS / SRN AL.
 THIS COINCIDES WITH LATEST LIGHTNING LOOP...WHICH SHOWS LONG BAND
OF LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM THE ERN GULF NWD AND THEN NWWD INTO SERN
LA.  SEVERAL VELOCITY COUPLETS HAVE BEEN NOTED ACROSS THIS REGION --
MOVING ENEWD ACROSS/INVOF CHANDELEUR SOUND...AND EXPECT FAVORABLE
LOW-LEVEL WIND FIELD/TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THIS REGION TO GRADUALLY
SHIFT NWD WITH TIME.  NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.

..GOSS.. 08/29/2005

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...TAE...BMX...MOB...JAN...LIX...

31149052 32088834 32028624 29858473 29448491 28928770
28899069 29009097 

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