Study Guide WX301 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 2024/2025

A change from cool southeasterlies & rain to slightly warmer northwesterlies & clearing occurs with the passage of - CORRECT ANSWER-a warm occlusion A cold occlusion has air ahead and air behind - CORRECT ANSWER-cool, slightly colder A Dopper radar measures precipitation rate and - CORRECT ANSWER-radial component of wind to or from the radar A dry line marks a boundary between - CORRECT ANSWER-warm moist air and warm dry air A dryline has a airmass to the west and a airmass to the east - CORRECT ANSWER-cT, mT A forecast of maximum and minimum temperature for Prescott for the day after tomorrow would most likely be obtained from - CORRECT ANSWER-model output statistics A mp airmass moving from the NE onto the northeastern U.S. is most likely CORRECT ANSWER-cool, foggy and stable A numerical forecast is and accurate when the grid points are further apart CORRECT ANSWER-faster, less A source region for a mT airmass is - CORRECT ANSWER-the tropical Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico A surface cold front has just reached Chicago from the west. At 10,000 ft AGL, the cold front will be located of Chicago - CORRECT ANSWER-west A surface cyclone typically forms bene