:Product: 20001218GEOA.txt :Issued: 2000 Dec 18 0330 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Geoalert WWA353 UGEOA 20401 01218 0330/ 0000/ 11181 20181 30181 99999 UGEOE 20401 01218 0330/ 17/01 11412 1142/ 11422 9//99 01202 0//// ///// 9//// 99999 UGEOI 20401 01218 0330/ 17/// 10229 21970 30120 40000 50000 61306 71104 80214 91100 99999 UGEOR 20401 01218 0330/ 17/24 18114 19262 20000 30000 44312 50070 60011 44416 02000 19264 20000 30000 45323 50200 60020 32224 04100 19265 20000 30000 41001 50010 60002 41915 00000 19266 20000 30100 41001 50060 60001 49025 03000 19267 20000 30200 43312 50150 60014 44308 03000 19268 20000 30000 47201 50110 60001 22318 01000 19269 20000 30100 44312 50260 60017 10914 16000 19271 20000 30100 41001 50010 60001 36720 00000 19272 20000 30000 42012 50010 60003 42112 00000 19273 20000 30000 47201 50030 60002 14319 00000 19275 20000 30100 42012 50020 60007 44521 01000 19276 20000 31500 44312 50120 60007 37214 17100 19277 20000 30000 47201 50010 60001 46316 00000 19278 20000 30000 47101 50040 60002 16709 01000 99999 PLAIN STRATWARM ALERT EXISTS STRATWARM SUNDAY STRONG STRATOSPHERIC WARMING IS IN PROGRESS. STRONG ELONGATED POLAR VORTEX WITH A MAJOR CENTER OVER NORTHERN CANADA AND A MINOR CENTER OVER RUSSIA IS WEAKENING. AN ANTICYCLONE EXISTS OVER BOTH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC WITH THE WARMEST AIR OVER THE LABRADOR SEA. THE WARM REGION OVER CENTRAL ASIA IS WEAKENING.