:Product: 19990226GEOA.txt
:Issued: 1999 Feb 26 0330 UTC
# Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
# Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force.
#
GEOALERT WWA057
UGEOA 20401 90226 0330/ 9935/
11261 20261 30261
99999
UGEOE 20401 90226 0330/ 25/00
99999
UGEOI 20401 90226 0330/ 25///
10066 21200 30080 40010 50000 62407 71604 80004 90070
99999
UGEOR 20401 90226 0330/ 25/24 26104
18467 20000 30000 41001 50000 60002 44915 00000
18470 20000 30100 43312 50040 60009 23223 02000
18471 20000 30100 42012 50020 60011 12630 02000
18472 20000 30100 42012 50010 60004 15030 01000
99999
PLAIN
STRATWARM ALERT/THURSDAY/STRATWARM EXISTS.
AN INTENSE WARMING, CENTERED OVER THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC, COVERS
THE WHOLE POLAR REGION, SIBERIA, ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA AT
10HPA.  A LOCAL WARMING EXISTS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN EURO-
PE, SPREADING NORTHEASTWARDS.  THE COLD CENTER SOUTH OF ICELAND IS
WEAKENING.  MEAN ZONAL WIND AT 60N IS WEAKENING IN THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE STRATOSPHERE AND REACHED EASTERLY DIRECTION IN THE UPPER
STRATOSPHERE.  TEMPERATURE GRADIENT REVERSED BETWEEN 60N AND THE
POLE AT 50HPA AND ABOVE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER STRATOSPHERE.  FINAL
WARMING IN PROGRESS.