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Wendi Hansen

9 July 2013

Meteorology 1010

George Ramjoe

Assignment 2

  1. 1200Z, Friday, July 5, 2013

  1. McMinn Airport in Anniston Alabama

KANB

  1. The forecast from the National Weather Service wasindeed accurate.

Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)
Output produced by METARs form (0031UTC06 July 2013)
found at
METAR text: / KANB 052353Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM FEW042 SCT050 BKN110 24/20 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP191 60000 T02440200 10256 20239 53000
Conditions at: / KANB (ANNISTON , AL, US) observed 2353UTC05 July 2013
Temperature: / 24.4°C (76°F)
Dew point: / 20.0°C (68°F) [RH=77%]
Pressure (altimeter): / 30.12inchesHg (1020.1mb)
[Sea-level pressure:1019.1mb]
Winds: / from the E (90degrees) at 3MPH (3knots; 1.6m/s)
Visibility: / 10 or more miles (16+ km)
Ceiling: / 11000 feet AGL
Clouds: / few clouds at 4200 feet AGL
scattered clouds at 5000 feet AGL
broken clouds at 11000 feet AGL
Weather: / automated observation with no human augmentation;
there may or may not be significant weather present at this time
  1. Forecasting tools:

Image below: Visible Satellite Image from NCAP

Clouds are shown over Anniston Alabama in this satellite image. The storm is moving south and the clouds appear to have precipitation.

Image below: Doppler radar from NCAP

Image below: Infrared

In the infrared image the storm shown over Alabama is moving southeastand the air is much cooler than in the surrounding states.

Image below: 500 mb Map

7. This assignment was somewhat difficult for me; therefore I find that I have spent lots of time reviewing the maps and fronts in preparation for my reflection. I feel that this is helping me learn as I participate in this assignment and follow it through. I learned the difference in cold and warm fronts. I learned that cold fronts arrive more quickly than warm fronts and that cold fronts move south, east or southeast. Cold fronts are indicated by blue and warm fronts by red on weather maps.

First I think that knowing where to find and how to read the many different kinds of weather maps is very useful because I can find out for myself what the weather will be like. Sometimes I feel like weather forecasters on the news ramble on and on and talk about the weather that has already occurred that day without spending too much time giving future weather information. I do not have to wait; I can look for myself and practice the things that I am learning from this course. It is valuable to learn new things, and it is exciting!