:Product: 20001222GEOA.txt :Issued: 2000 Dec 22 0330 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Geoalert WWA357 UGEOA 20401 01222 0330/ 9935/ 11221 21221 30221 99999 UGEOE 20401 01222 0330/ 21/00 99999 UGEOI 20401 01222 0330/ 21/// 10161 21950 30040 49990 50000 61406 71004 80110 90850 99999 UGEOR 20401 01222 0330/ 21/24 22110 19264 20000 30000 43212 50050 60005 37324 01000 19268 20000 30000 47201 50070 60002 32918 01000 19269 20000 30100 42012 50010 60007 44215 01000 19272 20000 30000 41001 50000 60001 47114 00000 19273 20000 30000 42012 50010 60005 40520 00000 19278 20000 30000 45312 50080 60015 10909 04100 19279 20000 30100 43212 50130 60006 22813 04100 19280 20000 30800 45512 50450 60015 14808 16200 19281 20000 30000 42012 50000 60004 12006 01000 19282 20000 30000 47301 50050 60001 16819 01000 99999 PLAIN STRATWARM ALERT EXISTS STRATWARM THURSDAY STRONG STRATOSPHERIC MINOR WARMING CONTINUES. A SPLIT VORTEX IN THE LOWER STRATOSPHERE EXISTS WITH THE MAIN CENTER OVER CANADA AND A MINOR CENTER WEST OF THE BAIKAL SEA WEAKENING. A WARM ANTICYCLONE IS LOCATED OVER THE NORWEGEAN SEA WITH THE WARM AIR OVER THE BARENTS SEA. AT 5 AND 10 HPA A REVERSED TEMPERATURE GRADIENT EXISTS BETWEEN 60N AND THE POLE. MEAN ZONAL WIND IS VERY WEAK FROM THE WEST IN THE UPPER STRATOSPHERE.