:Product: 19981222GEOA.txt
:Issued: 1998 Dec 22 0330 UTC
# Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
# Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force.
#
GEOALERT WWA356
UGEOA 20401 81222 0330/ 9935/
11221 21222 30221
99999
UGEOE 20401 81222 0330/ 21/00
99999
UGEOI 20401 81222 0330/ 21///
10072 21350 30020 40000 50000 66407 71904 80004 90270
99999
UGEOR 20401 81222 0330/ 21/24 22104
18410 20000 30000 41001 50010 60002 45524 00000
18415 20000 30200 45313 50130 60017 12320 18300
18416 20000 30400 45312 50120 60010 15818 16100
18417 20000 30000 42012 50010 60003 47523 01000
99999
PLAIN
STRATWARM ALERT/MONDAY/STRATWARM EXISTS.
MAJOR WARMING EXISTS.
THE MAIN ANTICYCLONE IS LOCATED OVER NORWEGIAN SEA AND THE
SECOND OVER BERING SEA. THE WARM AIR MOVES SOUTHWARDS TO
BARENTS SEA AND CENTRAL SIBERIAN PLATEAU, FURTHER SLIGHTLY
WEAKENING. THE TWO CENTRES OF THE VORTEX EXIST OVER SIBERIA
AND HUDSON BAY, TODAY.
MEAN ZONAL WIND AT 60 N IS FURTHER FROM EAST AT 10 HPA.
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT REVERSED BETWEEN 60 N AND THE POLE
IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE STRATOSPHERE.