[MCD] SWOMCD

Fri Jan 5 11:42:59 UTC 2007

ACUS11 KWNS 051147
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 051146 
GAZ000-FLZ000-ALZ000-051245-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0013
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0546 AM CST FRI JAN 05 2007

AREAS AFFECTED...AL/WRN FL PANHANDLE/PARTS OF GA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 3...

VALID 051146Z - 051245Z

THREAT FOR TORNADOES...MAINLY EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE...AND
THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD EWD ACROSS AL AND
THE WRN FL PANHANDLE.  NEW WW MAY BE NEEDED BY 13-14Z TO THE EAST OF
WW 3.

AT 11Z...REGIONAL RADARS INDICATED A SQUALL LINE EXTENDING FROM
NORTH CENTRAL AL /ERN CULLMAN AND BLOUNT COUNTIES/ SWD INTO SRN AL
AND THE WRN FL PANHANDLE /ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES/. 
CURRENT SPEED OF THIS LINE /EWD AT 25 KT/ SUGGESTS IT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE NERN AND EAST CENTRAL PARTS OF AL BY 14Z...AND REACH THE
SERN PART OF AL AND CENTRAL FL PANHANDLE BY 15Z.

LOW LEVEL WAA AND RICH MOISTURE /SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW-MID
60S/ WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NWD THROUGH ERN AL AND GA IN ADVANCE OF
THE SQUALL LINE THIS MORNING.  LOW LCLS WITHIN THE MOIST AIR MASS
AND SELY SURFACE WINDS...BENEATH DEEP SSWLY FLOW...ENHANCING LOW
LEVEL SHEAR VALUES WILL MAINTAIN THREAT FOR TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY
WITH EMBEDDED ROTATING STORMS ALONG THE SQUALL LINE.

..PETERS.. 01/05/2007

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

ATTN...WFO...GSP...JAX...FFC...TAE...BMX...HUN...MOB...

29658833 31238718 33158652 34528673 34598496 34558357
33198291 31508297 30418343 29088448 