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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 708
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
234 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN DELAWARE
EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 900
PM EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 45 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF HARRISBURG
PENNSYLVANIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKEHURST NEW JERSEY.

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 707...

DISCUSSION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL PA ARE EXPECTED
TO MOVE ESEWD 30-35 KT IN RESPONSE TO STRONG MID LEVEL JET
PROPAGATING ACROSS PA.  AIR MASS HAS DESTABILIZED OVER SRN/ERN PA
INTO NJ WHERE SBCAPE IS IN THE 1500-2500 J/KG RANGE.  DRY AIR ABOVE
THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL ENHANCE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...WITH ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.  MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 30030.

...WEISS

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