| Department of Geosciences |
Name _______________________________ |
| San Francisco State University |
Fall 2004 |
100 points
Note: When written answers are required, please respond with a complete sentence or sentences, each with a subject, verb and object. You may respond on this sheet or on back.
1. Examine the weather information given below. Fill in the table with the appropriate information. (1 point each for a total of 30 points)
| Station | Temp | Dew Point Temp | Pressure | Wind Dir | Wind Spd | Present Weather |
| Brownsville (BRO) | ||||||
| Houston (HOU) | ||||||
| San Francisco (SFO) | ||||||
| Oklahoma City (OKC) | ||||||
| St. James (VIH) |
2. Examine the information for VIH and BRO.
(a) Which of the two places is experiencing the highest relative humidity? (5 points)
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How Did You Tell? (5 points)
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(b) Which of the two is experiencing the greatest amount of water vapor? (5 points)
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How Did You Tell? (5 points) ____________________________________________________
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Visible and Infrared Satellite Images for 1500 UTC 17 Sep 04 showing Hurricane Javier
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4. Examine the visible and infrared satellite images (1500 UTC 17 Sept 2004) centered over Hurricane Javier. Note the locations lettered A, B and C. These locations are exactly the same on both images (note that the visible image is at a different scale) and refer to specific cloud areas at those locations on each image.
(a) At which of the three locations is precipitation likely to be the heaviest?(5 pts) _____________
Why? (10 points) ______________________________________________________________________
(b) At which of the three locations is the cloud type most likely to be stratus (fog)? (5 points) ______________
Why? (10 points) ______________________________________________________________________
5. The figure above is the US Navy-produced depiction of the National Hurricane Center track and intensity information for Hurricane Javier.
(a) What does the black symbol furthest northwest (and labeled 17/12Z) represent? (5 points)
(b) What are the sustained winds and gusts expected to be just before Hurricane Javier crosses the Baja California coastline (19/00Z)? (10 points)
(c) What does the shaded area surrounded by red dashes indicate? (5 points)