Statement- provides the public with information concerning the status of existing severe weather conditions; ...
Flood Statement (FLS) This product is issued after either a Flash Flood Watch or a Flash Flood Warning has been issued by a local National Weather Service Forecast Office.
Flood Statement (FLS)
In hydrologic terms, a statement issued by the NWS to inform the public of flooding along major streams in which there is not a serious threat to life or property. It may also follow a flood warning to give later information.
River Statement (RVS) A NWS product issued to communicate notable hydrologic conditions which do not involve flooding, i.e., within river bank rises, minor ice jams, etc.
Statements that are issued by the National Weather Service for probable weather situations of inconvenience that do not carry the danger of warning criteria, but, if not observed, could lead to hazardous situations.
The statement that relative humidity can never be above 100%, while a fairly good guide, is not absolutely accurate, without a more sophisticated definition of humidity than the one given here.
This statement is designed to alert the public and state/local agencies to the potential for severe weather up to 24 hours in advance. It is issued by the local National Weather Service office.
Severe Weather Probability ...
Drought Statement
A routine report identifying areas with long-term Australian rainfall deficiencies. (Note that this report is issued monthly, and is based on rainfall received up to the end of the previous month.
Law - A statement that summarizes the results observed in an experiment that is repeated many times by many different scientists. A scientific law is widely accepted as true or as a fact.
Liter - Basic unit of volume in the metric system.
Lakeshore Statement: The local National Weather Service Offices with Great Lakes responsibility will issue this product to alert the public when their is either a potential or actual reports of minor Great Lakes lakeshore flooding and erosion.
FORECAST A statement of expected future occurrences. Weather forecasting includes the use of objective models based on certain atmospheric parameters, along with the skill and experience of a meteorologist. Related term: prediction ...
SPS- Special Statement
SST- Sea Surface Temperature
STACKED- A pressure system which shows up in the same general location on every height analysis or forecast chart.
Hurricane Local Statement: A public release prepared by local National Weather Service offices in or near a threatened area giving specific details for its county/parish warning area on (1) weather conditions, ...
Forecast - a statement predicting an event will occur
Forecast Guidance - computer-generated forecast materials used to assist the preparation of a forecast ...
SPS- Special Statement
SPRING TIDE - Semi-monthly tide of increased height due to the new or full moon.
SQUALL LINE - A line of thunderstorms or squalls extending over several hundred miles.
Weather Watch Statement about a particularly dangerous weather system that may occur at some specified time in the future.
Weather Atmospheric condition at any given time or place. Compare with climate.
WEFAX See weather facsimile.
flight forecast"Statement of the meteorological conditions expected to be encountered successively in flight. See FIFOR.
After adjusting the watch, the NWFO will let the public know which counties are included by way of a Watch Redefining Statement.
LikelyIn probability of precipitation statements, the equivalent of a 60 or 70 percent chance. LowAn area of low pressure, usually accompanied by cyclonic and inward wind flow. Also known as a cyclone.
SPSSevere Weather Potential StatementSQLNSquall LineSquallA strong wind characterized by a sudden onset in which the wind speed increases at least 16 knots and is sustained at 22 knots or more for at least one minute. 2.
Flash Flood Statement(FFS) In hydrologic terms, a statement by the NWS which provides follow-up information on flash flood watches and warnings.
Most of the climatological data in this report are presented in a tabular form; however, some narrative statements may also be used in the product. The report is organized so that similar items are grouped together (i.e.
Maxwell's law The statement that the viscosity of air is independent of the density of air. Mean radiant temperature The temperature at which an object gives out as much radiation as it receives from its surroundings.
The statement "THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY DAMAGING TORNADOES" appears in tornado watches with enhanced wording.
Medium Range Forecasting "Medium range forecasting" refers to the creation of weather statements which forecast for the next 3 to 10 days.
BERNOULLI'S THEOREM A statement of the conservation of energy for a steady, nonviscous, incompressible level flow. It is an inverse relationship in which pressures are least where velocities are greatest.
Report - A weather report is a statement of the actual weather conditions observed at a specific time at a specific site.
Ridge - An elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure; the opposite of trough.
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brave statement, Minister!". The fact that, for example, a strong warm-ENSO event can significantly decrease Atlantic hurricane activity, ...
There were many times the NWS at Allentown, Pa. would issued "Weather Statements and Warnings" to the public and news media with information provided by the "6 Meter Severe Weather Net".
Forecast
(Meteorological Forecast, Weather Forecast) Statement of expected meteorological conditions for a specific period and for a specific area or portion of air space.
Note that the diagram above is consistent with these statements. These qualitative predictions of the equation are well borne out in practice, and wind speeds are usually predicted from the density of the isobars.
TONE - Attention warning tone given on a NOAA receiver in the event a special weather statement and or warning is issued.
TOPOGRAPHIC - Pertaining to the solid surface of the earth, including the ocean floor, and its features.
 See also: Weather, Temperature, Water, Surface, Air
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