Tracking the systems and fronts as they move

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PART: PLAYING METEOROLOGIST: INTERPRETING WEATHER MAPS

Option 1 - Studying a Past Storm 24 Marks
Think of a severe storm that occurred somewhere in North America in recent history, one for which you can either recall or look up the date.

1. Use the controls at the top of the map (see below), to navigate a day or two prior to the storm in question.

*Reminder: There is a new map every 3 hours, so pressing previous map, or next map, will navigate you backwards or forwards by 3 hours.

*Reminder: The time listed (e.g. 12Z below), is "Zulu time", which is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Local time in Winnipeg (CST) is either 5, or 6 hours behind GMT, depending on daylight saving time. 5 hours behind in the spring, and 6 hours behind in the fall. So 12Z time in May, is 7am local time.

2. Now that you've located the chart for a day or two prior to your storm of interest, begin to navigate forward by three hour intervals (by pressing "next map").

a. Spend some time observing and tracking the systems and fronts as they move and develop over a fixed point on the map, perhaps the city you are from, or the place that was particularly affected by this storm.

3. Tell me the story of this storm through these surface analysis charts. Write several short paragraphs that describe how the weather conditions progressed in the days or hours leading up to the main event, and associate these evolving conditions with the system and fronts as they move and develop over this area. As you're referring to the development of this frontal system, be sure to include screenshots of what you are seeing / referring to on the synoptic charts.

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