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17 Cards in this Set
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Thunderstorm hazards |
HIMLET Hail, Icing, Microbursts, Lightning, Ext Turb, Tornadoes |
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Types of lifting |
FOCT Frontal, Orographic, Convergent, Thermal |
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Classifications of Turb |
FTMS Frontal, Thermal, Mechanical, Wind Shear |
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Turb Intensities |
Light, mod, sev, ext |
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Turb Duration |
Occas, Intermit, Contin <1/3, 1/3-2/3 >2/3 |
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Icing Intensities |
Trace, Light, Mod, Severe |
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3 main types of Precitpiation |
Drizzle, Rain, Frozen |
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Factors Influencing Frontal Weather |
MSSSC Moisture Stability Slope Speed Contrast |
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Discontinueties to locate+classify fronts |
TDWP Temp, Dew point, Winds, Pressure |
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Airmass Naming |
M or C TAPE w or k |
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Types of Icing |
Structural - Clear, Rime, Mixed, Frost Engine - Induction, Compressor |
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Icing req's |
visible moisture air and surface temp below freezing |
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Types of Fog |
Advection Radiation |
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Conditions required for formation of fog |
Condensation Nuclei, High Moisture content Near Saturation light surface winds (1-10 kts) |
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Principle Cloud Groups |
Low, Middle, High, Special |
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Mountain clouds |
Rotor, Cap, Lenticular |
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Draw FATVIP |
you can do it |
