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Old 3rd Sep 2006, 13:10
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Question about F215's

I've had a little difficulty interpreting the new F215's. I haven't been able to find the answer on the Met Office site.

Here's a typical example of the area that is confusing me.



Look at the cloud section. In the first line we have scattered ac with mod icing and mod turbulence from 8000ft to over 10000ft.

The second line indicated sct/bkn cu sc (with mod ice in the north) and mod turbulence starting at between 2000ft & 3000ft, and topping out at 8000ft.

The bit that confuses me is, are these two layers existent thought zone B, or is it a case that the first line is the prevailing conditions (where the 30km viz exists) and the second line exists only where the ISOL 7km SHRA exists?

I could read it either way, and can't find an answer on the met office website.

Anyone got a definitive answer?

dp
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