Forecast Challenge#5 Bonus--Making Sense of Skew T diagrams

Well, I thought I'd give this a try. It involves Skew T diagrams and atmospheric stability. You may find this challenge difficult, but give it a try!

First, Look for the location of severe weather (Use the severe weather prediction maps from NOAA and the Weather Channel). You can find these wonderful maps on my Radar and Severe Weather Page.

After you've located a preferred location for severe weather, go to the Ohio State SKEW T PAGE. Click on the image map location that most closely matches the severe weather coverage. Then, download the SKEW T map, print it and make your interpretations.

This is the latest Skew T Plot for SW Ohio.Pretty Cool, eh!

Where to start? Go to the Radar and Severe Weather Page. Scroll down to the SKEW T explantions and latest skew T for SW Ohio. Is it coming back to you yet?

Some key terms include Environmental Temperature, Dry Adiabatic Temperature, Moist Adiabatic Temp, Dew Point Temp, LCL, etc.

What I want you to do is interpret the Skew T diagram of your own choosing. Is the atmosphere for your map Conditionally Stable, Absolutely Unstable, Absolutely Stable? Why? Any questions?

HaysC

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