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Class  3:  Synop-c  Fronts  

twisterdata.com  Valid  1-­‐16-­‐15  12Z  

Typical  mid-­‐life  low  pressure  system  

Mature  low  pressure  system  

ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu  

crh.noaa.gov  

WPC  forecast  for  Sunday  morning  

mature  cyclone,  featuring  an  occluded  front  

developing  cyclone  

Why  do  we  care  about  where  fronts  are,  and  where  they’re  moving?  

ü Temperature  changes  (oHen  rapid)  

ü Moisture  changes  ü Wind  shiH  ü UpliHing  air  à  clouds  and  oHen  precipita-on  

Typical  cold  front  wind  shiA  

Typical  cold  front  wind  shiA  

Passage  of  a  cold  front  in  Boston  late  Monday/early  Tuesday…  

temperature  drop  

wind  shiA  1/12/15  

Cold  fronts  are  oHen  associated  with  squall  lines  (thunderstorms  or  snow  showers).  

Warm  fronts  are  associated  with  a  wide  swath  of  steadier  precipita-on.  

Recent  Weather  

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