Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 13

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   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 13
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   730 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North Florida
     Southeast/Coastal Georgia
     Southern/Coastal South Carolina
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 730 AM until
     100 PM EST.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms will continue to move
   east-southeastward to the Atlantic Coast this morning. Occasional
   strong to damaging winds should be the main threat with this
   activity, although a brief tornado may also occur.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of
   Charleston SC to 40 miles west of Jacksonville FL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 11...WW 12...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
   28040.

   ...Gleason

   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 13
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   730 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North Florida
     Southeast/Coastal Georgia
     Southern/Coastal South Carolina
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 730 AM until
     100 PM EST.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms will continue to move
   east-southeastward to the Atlantic Coast this morning. Occasional
   strong to damaging winds should be the main threat with this
   activity, although a brief tornado may also occur.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of
   Charleston SC to 40 miles west of Jacksonville FL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 11...WW 12...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
   28040.

   ...Gleason

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW3 
   WW 13 SEVERE TSTM FL GA SC CW 161230Z - 161800Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25NW CHS/CHARLESTON SC/ - 40W JAX/JACKSONVILLE FL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /22NW CHS - 45WNW CRG/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28040.

   LAT...LON 33157930 30498133 30498336 33158137

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.

Watch 13 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.