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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Table D2 or D3

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Table D2 or D3

Data level designator ii

(when T1   =   D, G, H, P, Q, V, X or Y)

 

There are TWO tables defined for this designator.

T1   = D, G, H, P, Q, V, X, or Y

1. The WMO standard Table D2 as documented in Manual 386 PART II, Attachment II-5, and used for T1   = D, G, H, P, Q, V, X, or Y , which is used in most parts of the world for defining these products.

T1   = H, X, Y, and Z

2. The U.S. National Practice Table D3 which is used to extend the data level designation of ii definitions as defined in WMO manual 386 Table D2, and used for T1   = H, X, Y, and Z bulletins, used for most U.S. model products.