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18 Cards in this Set
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What is N.W.R.
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NOAA Weather Radio(brodcasts continuous weather info.
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What are types of air mass
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cold,dry,hot,humid
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what is a front
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is a narrow transition zone between air masses that differ in temp,humidity or both.
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types of fronts
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warm front(warm air)
cold front(cold air ) stationary front (the air on earths surface is stationary) |
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Air pressure
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as the weight per unit area of a column of air stretches upward the earths surface
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S.A.M.E.
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Specific Area Message Encoding
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two types of pressure systems
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High(anticyclones)
Lows(cyclones) |
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N.O.A.A.
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National Oceanic and atmospheric Association
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max tempature
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the highest temp recorded daily
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minimum temp
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the lowest air tempature recorded daily
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Dew Point
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the temp at which air must be cooled at constant pressure to become saturated which water vapor and for dew to begin forming on realatively cold surfaces
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Relative Humidity
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a measure of actual concertration of the water vapor component of air compared
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Precipitation
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Amount of depth or rainfall over a 24 hour period
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Air pressure
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The weight of a column of air over a unit area of earths surface
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Wind direction
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The direction at which the air is coming from
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Wind speed
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the speed at which wind it traveling
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Sky Cover
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The part of the sky that is covered by clouds
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Weather watch
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is a watch issued by NWS when hazadous weather is considered possible based on current or anticipated atmosphere
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