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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

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Table B2

Data type designator T2

(when T1   =   D, G, H, X or Y)

Instructions for the proper application of the data type designator

1. The designator specified in this table should be used to the greatest extent possible to indicate the type of data contained within the text of the bulletin.

2. Where more than one type is contained in the text, the designator for one of the data types should be used.

3. When the table does not contain a suitable designator for the data type, an alphabetic designator which is not assigned in the table should be introduced and the WMO secretariat notified.

Designator Data Type
A Radar data
B Cloud
C Vorticity
D Thickness (relative topography)
E Precipitation
F Unassigned
G Divergence
H Height
I Unassigned
J Wave height + combinations
K Swell height + combinations
L Unassigned
M For national use
N Radiation
O Vertical velocity
P Pressure
Q Web bulb potential temperature
R Relative humidity
S Unassigned
T Temperature
U Eastward wind component
V Northward wind component
W Wind
X Unassigned
Y Unassigned
Z Unassigned