Station Models
Temperature is always represented in this unit on a station model
Degrees Fahrenheit
In a high pressure system, air pressure (inc / dec) towards the center of the system.
Increases
An air mass that forms over cold land would be called:
continental polar
Hurricanes form in this type of air mass
maritime tropical
A wind feather on a station model has 2 long legs and 1 short. What is the wind speed? INCLUDE UNITS
25 knots
Low pressure systems rotate this direction in the northern hemisphere
counterclockwise
Draw the symbol for a cold front
Triangles!
Thunderstorms are brought in by what kind of front?
cold front
A pressure measurement is labelled 143 on a station model... what is the pressure in mb?
1014.3 mb
Low pressure systems are associated with this type of weather
warm and rainy
Warm fronts bring this kind of weather along the frontal boundary
Steady, gentle rains
What season are tornadoes most common in the United States?
Spring
Write 986.4 mb in station model code
864
High pressure systems travel in this cardinal direction throughout the United States
South East
Cool, clear skies
What categorizes a snow storm as a blizzard
Winds over 35 mph
Draw the station model symbol for thunderstorms
(See RT)
Using arrows, draw the movement of air in a high pressure system
Arrows pointing outward and clockwise
Draw the side profile for an occluded front
See answer on board (if playing at home- notes page 10)
Why is lake effect snow more common in "warmer" winter months like November and February
warmer lake temps