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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 230

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

605 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Northern Florida

  Southeast Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday morning from 605 AM until NOON EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 80 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving and well-organized squall line will continue

east-southeastward across the region this morning, with potentially

widespread damaging winds as the primary impact.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles north northeast

of Waycross GA to 40 miles southeast of Gainesville FL. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 226...WW 228...WW 229...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

29045.



...Guyer