While upbound through Memphis, the weather report on the TV news indicates that a cold front will cross western Kentucky and Tennessee the next morning. What weather should accompany this front?
⢠Cold front vs. warm front typical weather patterns ⢠Wind shift and temperature change associated with a cold front ⢠Thunderstorms and showers along or just ahead of a cold front
⢠Think about what happens when a cold, dense air mass pushes into a warmer, moist air mass. Does this usually produce calm or more active weather? ⢠When a cold front passes, how do winds typically shift in direction in the mid-latitudes of the U.S.? ⢠Which choice sounds more like stable, gentle conditions, and which sound more like rapidly changing, unstable conditions common with a cold front?
⢠Identify which options mention a wind shift and/or gusty conditions ⢠Check which choices describe fog and drizzle (more typical of slow, stable situations) versus showers or thunderstorms (more typical of a cold front) ⢠Verify that the wind direction change you pick is consistent with a front moving west to east across western Kentucky and Tennessee
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