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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 708

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

845 AM EDT Thu Oct 12 2023



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Northern and central Florida

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 845 AM until

  300 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Some supercell/tornado potential should persist through at

least midday across northern and portions of central FL, as

destabilization counterbalances very slowly weakening shear.  A few

damaging to severe gusts also may occur from the most vigorous

cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

either side of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Saint

Petersburg FL to 40 miles north northeast of Cross City FL. 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 707. Watch number 707 will not be in effect after

845 AM EDT. 



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Edwards