Hey Everyone --
This is weird. . . Navy/Marine Corps Special Criteria (SPECI's) indicate a
special observation is taken with your first 50kt gust associated with a
thunderstorm. I think that all Military Operations have the same special
criteria but now also observe the cloud groups associated with these
observations, I have reason to think that the observer wasnt paying much
attention in several instances. . .
2055 -- 8/268 -- Low 2, okay Towering Cumulus, could be a CB forming
2155 -- 8/408 -- Stratocumulus ?? If you have TCU it would be a greater
priority than the StratoCu not from Cu
2255 -- this one confuses me because what would make him call Haze with
such a close temp/dew point spread
2305 -- Okay, special for the TS
2355 -- FUNNEL CLOUD MOVD E 25099/35 What the heck kind of remark is this ?
I dont get it. . .Saying winds were 250{at}99kts {at} 2335 is the only thing that
comes to mind
0259 -- 8/570 -- StratoCu not from Cu? Is he losing his mind, now mind you,
I didnt see what he may or may not have seen but after a thunderstorm which
is from CumuloNimbus (CB) but thats what Low 5 is . . .
Keep in mind, Im not doubting what happened, just how it was reported. . ..
Im not in the Air Force, Im in Marine Corps weather. . .
Feel free to ask anything else you may want to know about observations . . .
At 08:56 5/14/00, you wrote:
>Sharon & Kern Kimbleton wrote:
> >
> > Hey Jerry (and all):
> >
> > Yes, you're right about the 100+ mph wind gust in DC--it happened at
> Andrews AFB (you know, home of Air Force 1) and they clocked it at 115
> mph during a nasty line of severe storms that stomped through here early
> this evening. They also reported a possible tornado there, and
> speculated that it might have been a gustnado. No official confirmation
> yet on that.
>
>I see the Funnel Cloud in the observation, but no reports of winds over
>8kt in the official obs? That's strange, must have been with an
>unofficial gauge or one located elsewhere on the base?
>
>KADW 132055Z 20011KT 180V240 7SM FEW050 FEW100 SCT250 33/21 A2966
> RMK SLP044 8/268 9/111 57022=
>KADW 132155Z 15012KT 7SM FEW050 SCT250 31/23 A2963 RMK SLP034
> 8/408 9/202=
>KADW 132255Z 16008KT 6SM HZ FEW050CB SCT100 BKN200 28/23 A2963 RMK
> SLP036 CB DSNT W MOV E 8/963 9/223=
>KADW 132305Z 17007KT 6SM TS HZ FEW050CB SCT100 BKN200 28/23
> A2962 RMK OCNL LTGIC TS 10 W MOV E
>KADW 132355Z 25008KT 7 -TSRA SCT020CB BKN060 OVC100 21/20 RMK
> FUNNEL CLOUD MOVD E 25099/35 FRQ LTGICCCCG TS 5 E MOV E GR 1/4
> SLPNO 60064 8/96/ 9/53/ 5////
>KADW 140059Z 27008KT 5SM -TSRA FEW005 SCT030 OVC040CB 18/17 A2978
> RMK OCNL LTGICCCCG TS OHD MOV E SLPNO 8/9// 9/8// RCRNR
>KADW 140155Z 31008KT 6SM -TSRA FEW005 SCT020 OVC040CB 17/16 A2983
> RMK OCNL LTGICCCCG TS SE MOV E SLP096 8/9// 9/8// KC
>KADW 140259Z 30005KT 7SM FEW030 BKN100 16/15 A2993
> RMK TS MOV E SLP112 8/570 9/24
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