:Product: 20030118GEOA.txt
:Issued: 2003 Jan 18 0330 UTC
# Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
# Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force.
#
Geoalert WWA018
UGEOA 20401 30118 0330/ 9/35/
11181 20181 30181
99999
UGEOE 20401 30118 0330/ 17/00
99999
UGEOI 20401 30118 0330/ 17///
10150 21420 30090 40010 50000 63607 71404 80010 90630
99999
UGEOR 20401 30118 0330/ 17/24 18110
10247 20000 30000 42012 50010 60003 37613 00000
10250 20000 30000 43312 50120 60005 35026 02000
10251 20000 30000 42012 50010 60006 34116 00000
10254 20000 30000 47201 50110 60001 32414 01000
10255 20000 30000 43312 50130 60006 35312 15000
10256 20000 30000 43312 50040 60005 31216 01000
10257 20000 30000 42012 50010 60003 43616 03000
10258 20000 30000 47201 50070 60001 11207 02000
10259 20000 30100 45312 50060 60017 12609 16100
10260 20000 30000 43312 50070 60003 15314 02000
99999
PLAIN
STRATWARM ALERT/FRIDAY/STRATWARM EXISTS
STRONG WARMING CONTINUES OVER THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC AND NORTHERN EUROPE
LEADING TO A REVERSED TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN 60N AND THE POLE
FROM 30 HPA UPWARDS AND EASTERLY WINDS AT 60N FROM 5 TO 1 HPA.
WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, THE FORECAST INDICATES A SPLITTING OF THE
POLAR VORTEX THROUGHOUT THE STRATOSPHERE WITH EASTERLY WINDS AT 60N
DOWN TO 10 HPA.