Question

A great deal of active weather occurs in the vicinity associated fronts. Because of this active weather, it is especially important that fronts are located accurately on surface weather maps. There are many clues that a metcorologist uscs to find fronts on a weather map. a. Relatively sharp temperature changes: Colder temperatures behind a cold front and warmer temperatures behind a warm front b. Changes in dew point: Much lower dew points (relative to air temperature) behind the cold front. Dew point and temperature should be very similar to one another ahead of a warm front c. Shifting winds: SE winds ahead of warm front, SW winds behind warm front SW winds ahead of cold front, NW winds behind cold front. d. Clouds: Clouds ahead of fronts, clearing skies behind fronts. e. Precipitation: Precipitation ahead of fronts, little if any precipitatiom behind fronts Narrow band of heavy precipitation ahcad of cold fromt Large area of light to moderate precipitation ahcad of warm fromt. f. Pressure tendency: Pressure falling ahead of warm front, pressure nearly steady behind warm fromt, pressure rising (often rapidly) behind cold front WARNING: Not all of these clnes are always found near every front 11) Figure 7a contains a cold front and Figure 7b contains a warm front. Based on the station data, draw in the front using the proper symbois. Labei the cold air mass and the warm air mass on cach figure. 53 74 25.73 74 3.62

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Cold Air NW winds Cold front Cold Air ower 29 73 Warm front Cloud cover