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Anyone care to translate? It's all Greek to me

#1 Postby zoeyann » Thu Sep 11, 2003 8:44 am

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
400 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2003

THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. WILL BE
QUICK ABOUT IT. THE FRONT WILL SLOW DRAMATICALLY WHEN IT NEARS THE
TX/LA BORDER. THIS ALL OCCURS THANKS TO ISABEL'S UPP HIGH KEEPING
THE EAST COAST TROUGH IN CHECK WHICH AMPLIFIES AN UPPER RIDGE
BETWEEN HERE AND THE EAST COAST WHICH IN TURN STALLS THE UPPER
TROUGH MOVING IN OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH KEEPS THE FRONT FROM MOVING
THROUGH UNTIL ISABEL IS CAUGHT UP AND BROUGHT NORTHWARD FREEING THE
SYSTEMS FROM EAST TO WEST. AS THE FRONT SLOWS QUICKLY...IT SHOULD
PRODUCE A PREFRONTAL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY. TIMING ON THIS
WILL BE DECIDED BETTER BY LATE FRIDAY BUT ATTM IT LOOKS LIKE THE
PRETROUGH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA STARTING AROUND NOON
SATURDAY. DYNAMICS LOOK TO BE COMING TOGETHER TO GIVE A HINT OF
SEVERE WORDING. IT LOOKS TO BE A LINE OF TS WITH SOME GOOD WINDS
MOVING THROUGH. SINCE THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AND THE SCENARIO IS
3 DAYS OUT...WILL CURRENTLY KEEP THIS WORDING OUT OF ANY PRODUCTS.
WILL KEEP WITH MAINLY ONGOING FORECAST WITHOUT SEVERE WORDING FOR
NOW. THE FRONT THEN GETS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COOL DRY AIR A STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES DOWN FROM THE NW. THIS SHOULD HELP PUSH
THE FRONT THROUGH SINCE THERE WILL BE NO OTHER BARRIERS KEEPING IT
FROM MOVING FORWARD.
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