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Arctic Cold Front Impacting the Great Lakes into the Northeast

A powerful Arctic cold front will sweep across the Great Lakes today and into the Northeast early Thursday. Expect brief, intense bursts of heavy snowfall and gusty winds. Widespread strong winds will spread from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes today and reach the Central Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast by Thursday, where some blizzard conditions are expected in the Appalachians. Read More >

 

Table D2 or D3

Data level designator ii

(when T1   =   D, G, H, P, Q, V, X or Y)

 

There are TWO tables defined for this designator.

T1   = D, G, H, P, Q, V, X, or Y

1. The WMO standard Table D2 as documented in Manual 386 PART II, Attachment II-5, and used for T1   = D, G, H, P, Q, V, X, or Y , which is used in most parts of the world for defining these products.

T1   = H, X, Y, and Z

2. The U.S. National Practice Table D3 which is used to extend the data level designation of ii definitions as defined in WMO manual 386 Table D2, and used for T1   = H, X, Y, and Z bulletins, used for most U.S. model products.