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ACUS11 KWNS 060415
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SPC MCD 060415 
TXZ000-060545-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0771
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1115 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN PORTIONS OF THE TRANSPECOS REGION INTO CENTRAL
TX

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 297...

VALID 060415Z - 060545Z

SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS WW -- WITH NEW WW POSSIBLE AS
STORMS APPROACH THE ERN/SERN FRINGES OF WW.

BOW ECHO CONTINUES MOVING ESEWD AT 30 TO 35 KT ACROSS WRN N
TX...WHILE ADDITIONAL STORMS -- BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE BOW --
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP.  STRONGEST/SUPERCELLULAR CONVECTION CONTINUES
AHEAD OF THE BOW ECHO...WHERE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL PERSISTS. 
GREATEST THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN CONFINED TO STORMS ON SRN FRINGE OF CONVECTIVE
CLUSTER...CLOSER TO THE SURFACE FRONT WHERE CONVECTION IS LESS
ELEVATED.

THOUGH A SLOW WEAKENING TREND IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AS STORMS ENCOUNTER LESS UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL
AND ERN TX...A LIMITED SEVERE THREAT WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL
HOURS.

..GOSS.. 05/06/2006

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

ATTN...WFO...HGX...FWD...EWX...SJT...MAF...

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