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What type of front is purple on the map and stretches from michigan to minessota? How did this form? What direction is the wind coming from in phoenix , AZ?

What type of front is purple on the map and stretches from michigan to minessota? How did this form? What direction is the wind coming from in phoenix , AZ?

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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What type of front is purple on the map and stretches from michigan to minessota? How did this form?

What direction is the wind coming from in phoenix , AZ?

8 CO SD NE KS OK 1012 +15 ator- 37 Oklahoma City TX 1011 +14 43 Fort Worth MN 30 27 Kansas City 1010 +17 36 20 JA Springfield 1008 +32 0 MO Shreveport 46 43 1006 +27 Little Rock AR LA 200 St. Louis WI Memphis O 200 34 21 MS New Orleans 400 Jackson 72 1008 +12 62 R 1004 -22 Chicago 45 43 Evansville TN IN Indianapolis 600 997 34 -27/ *34 Louisville 992 Nashville 400 MI Mobile 72 1011¹ 68, 3 Birmingham AL OH Columbus 996 34 28 KY 992- Chattanooga 66 60 1000 -25 Atlanta 61 1004 -20 56 GA 600 Miles 800 Kilometers WV Roanoke Charlotte SC 61 NC 55 Savannah FL VA 58 NY 101 0-20 PA Charleston 63 1008 -20 1012 Richmond 45 1005 45 54 52 Raleigh 1005 -6 VT New York 36 18 MD DE NU 101 4-21
Transcribed Image Text:8 CO SD NE KS OK 1012 +15 ator- 37 Oklahoma City TX 1011 +14 43 Fort Worth MN 30 27 Kansas City 1010 +17 36 20 JA Springfield 1008 +32 0 MO Shreveport 46 43 1006 +27 Little Rock AR LA 200 St. Louis WI Memphis O 200 34 21 MS New Orleans 400 Jackson 72 1008 +12 62 R 1004 -22 Chicago 45 43 Evansville TN IN Indianapolis 600 997 34 -27/ *34 Louisville 992 Nashville 400 MI Mobile 72 1011¹ 68, 3 Birmingham AL OH Columbus 996 34 28 KY 992- Chattanooga 66 60 1000 -25 Atlanta 61 1004 -20 56 GA 600 Miles 800 Kilometers WV Roanoke Charlotte SC 61 NC 55 Savannah FL VA 58 NY 101 0-20 PA Charleston 63 1008 -20 1012 Richmond 45 1005 45 54 52 Raleigh 1005 -6 VT New York 36 18 MD DE NU 101 4-21
Wind speed. (21 to 25 miles per hour.) Direction of wind. (From the north west.) Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit Total amount of clouds. (Sky com pletely covered.) Visibility. (3/4 mile.) Present weather. (Continuous slight snow in flakes) Dewpoint in de grees Fahrenheit. Cloud type. (Low fractostratus and/or fractocumulus.) Height of cloud base (300 to 599 feet.) O PF WIL W!!! Wind Speed Miles per hour Calm 1-2 3-8 9-14 15-20 21-25 26-31 32-37 38-43 44-49 Station Model SPECIMEN STATION MODEL Cloud type (High cirrus) (2 247/ +28, 30-64 245 -A Part of sky co- ered by lowest cloud. (Seven or eight tenth.) Knots per hour Calm 1-2 3-7 8-12 13-17 18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 50-54 43-47 55-60 61-66 53-57 67-71 58-62 72-77 63-67 48-52 Cloud type. (Mid die altocumulus Barometric pres sure at sea level. Ini tial 9 or 10 omitted (1024.7 miliars) Amount of baro metric change in past 3 hours (-28-+2.8 mb Barometric tend- dency in past 3 hours (Rising) Sign showing whether pressure is higher or lower than 3 hours ago. Time precipitation began or ended. (Be gan 3 to 4 hours ago.) Weather in past 6 hours (Rain.) Amount of precip tation in last 6 hours (45 inch) Sky Coverage (total amount O No clouds Less than one-tenth or one-tenth Two-tenths or three- tenths Four-tenth Five-th Six-tehs Seven-tenths or eight tenths Barometric Tendency Rising, then falling Rising then steady: or rising, then rising more slowly 2/ Rising steadily, or un Front symbols are given below: 0 1 Falling or steady, then 3 rising or rising, then rising more quickly 5 6 7 Nine-tenths or overcast with openings Completely overcast Sky obscured Cold front (surface) Warm front (surface) Occluded front (surface) s Steady, same as 3 hours ago & Figure 16.5 Weather station model and standard symbols. (National Weather Serv Falling, then rising. same or lower than 3 hours ago Falling, then steady, or falling, then falling more slowly Falling steadily, or un steadily Steady or rising, then falling or falling, then falling more quickly Past Weather Barometer now higher than 3 hours ago Barometer now lower than 3 hours ago 0 1 2 3 4 5 > Drizzle Rain 7 * Snow 8 V Shower(s) 9K without precipitation Clear or few clouds Partly cloudy (scat- tered) or variable sky Cloudy (broken) or overcast Not Plotted Sandstorm or dust storm, or drifting or blowing snow Fog, or smoke, or thick dust haze or -Stationary front (surface) Warm front (aloft) Cold front (aloft) "HIGH" (H) and "LOW" indicate the centers of high and low barometric pressure. Solid lines are isobars that connect points of equal barometric pressure (corrected to sea level. The spacing and orientation of isobars are an indication of speed and direction of wind.
Transcribed Image Text:Wind speed. (21 to 25 miles per hour.) Direction of wind. (From the north west.) Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit Total amount of clouds. (Sky com pletely covered.) Visibility. (3/4 mile.) Present weather. (Continuous slight snow in flakes) Dewpoint in de grees Fahrenheit. Cloud type. (Low fractostratus and/or fractocumulus.) Height of cloud base (300 to 599 feet.) O PF WIL W!!! Wind Speed Miles per hour Calm 1-2 3-8 9-14 15-20 21-25 26-31 32-37 38-43 44-49 Station Model SPECIMEN STATION MODEL Cloud type (High cirrus) (2 247/ +28, 30-64 245 -A Part of sky co- ered by lowest cloud. (Seven or eight tenth.) Knots per hour Calm 1-2 3-7 8-12 13-17 18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 50-54 43-47 55-60 61-66 53-57 67-71 58-62 72-77 63-67 48-52 Cloud type. (Mid die altocumulus Barometric pres sure at sea level. Ini tial 9 or 10 omitted (1024.7 miliars) Amount of baro metric change in past 3 hours (-28-+2.8 mb Barometric tend- dency in past 3 hours (Rising) Sign showing whether pressure is higher or lower than 3 hours ago. Time precipitation began or ended. (Be gan 3 to 4 hours ago.) Weather in past 6 hours (Rain.) Amount of precip tation in last 6 hours (45 inch) Sky Coverage (total amount O No clouds Less than one-tenth or one-tenth Two-tenths or three- tenths Four-tenth Five-th Six-tehs Seven-tenths or eight tenths Barometric Tendency Rising, then falling Rising then steady: or rising, then rising more slowly 2/ Rising steadily, or un Front symbols are given below: 0 1 Falling or steady, then 3 rising or rising, then rising more quickly 5 6 7 Nine-tenths or overcast with openings Completely overcast Sky obscured Cold front (surface) Warm front (surface) Occluded front (surface) s Steady, same as 3 hours ago & Figure 16.5 Weather station model and standard symbols. (National Weather Serv Falling, then rising. same or lower than 3 hours ago Falling, then steady, or falling, then falling more slowly Falling steadily, or un steadily Steady or rising, then falling or falling, then falling more quickly Past Weather Barometer now higher than 3 hours ago Barometer now lower than 3 hours ago 0 1 2 3 4 5 > Drizzle Rain 7 * Snow 8 V Shower(s) 9K without precipitation Clear or few clouds Partly cloudy (scat- tered) or variable sky Cloudy (broken) or overcast Not Plotted Sandstorm or dust storm, or drifting or blowing snow Fog, or smoke, or thick dust haze or -Stationary front (surface) Warm front (aloft) Cold front (aloft) "HIGH" (H) and "LOW" indicate the centers of high and low barometric pressure. Solid lines are isobars that connect points of equal barometric pressure (corrected to sea level. The spacing and orientation of isobars are an indication of speed and direction of wind.
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