Sustained winds of 20-33KT and or gusts 25KT or greater are forecasted or occurring
What is Local Wind Warning?
This feature can be placed when there are cyclonic turning in the winds, cooler temperatures upstream, and lower heights.
What is a trough?
This occurs in the late fall/ duration of winter, when warm moist air moves over a colder surface or anytime there is a sufficient land/water contrast with an easterly wind.
What is advection fog?
These are expected or are within 60NM and expected to pass within 15NM within 6 hours and are associated with 3/4in or greater hail, tornadoes, winds over 50KTS
What is Severe Thunderstorm Condition 2?
This feature can be placed when there is closed low pressure system on the 500mb chart.
What is an occlusion?
With this destructive winds from a storm are possible in the general area within 48 hours.
What is Hurricane Condition 3?
This feature only turns anti-cyclonically, located with the -11°C isotherm on the 500mb and found between 25° and 35° latitude (average 28°)
What is the Subtropical Jet?
Winds sustained at 48-63KT are forecasted or occurring
What is a Storm Warning?
This feature can turn both anti-cyclonically and cyclonically, between the -15°C and -25°C(average -17°) isotherm on the 500mb , and the area of highest winds above 50KT on the 300mb.
What is the Polar Front Jet?
A seasonal Condition set from 1 June to November 30.
This feature can be placed using anticyclonic winds, higher heights downstream, and warmer temperatures.
What is a ridge?