URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 578
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
950 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 950 PM
UNTIL 400 AM EST.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
JACKSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA TO 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW BERN
NORTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 576...WW 577...
DISCUSSION...DEEP CONVECTION AND INITIALLY NIL TO MRGL SFC-BASED
BUOYANCY EACH IS FCST TO INCREASE GRADUALLY OVER NEXT FEW
HOURS...AMIDST FAVORABLY LARGE LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS AND DEEP SHEAR.
ACTIVITY MAY INCLUDE SUPERCELLS AND SMALL BOWS...OFFERING BOTH
TORNADO AND WIND-DAMAGE RISK. REF SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2049 FOR
FURTHER/INITIAL NEAR-TERM DETAILS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
