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Extremely Critical Fire Weather in Southern California; Winter Storm To Impact the Southern U.S.

High winds and low relative humidity will continue critical to extremely critical fire weather in southern California through Thursday. A winter storm is expected to bring major impacts from areas of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to portions of the southern Plains beginning on Thursday before intensifying as it shifts across the Mid-South Friday through Saturday morning. 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.