Definitive Guide to Weather Map Analysis - Part 6 - The 500 mb Map [CvyGckv368H]

Welcome to my Definitive Guide to Weather Map Analysis! In this multi-part series, we'll take a deep dive into how to properly analyze weather data at each important level of the atmosphere, a foundational skill of weather forecasting. By the end of this series, you should be able to analyze a weather map by hand and identify notable features that can impact a given storm environment. In this video (Part 6), we'll discuss how to properly analyze the 500 mb map, as well as the important features you should be looking for on the 500 mb map when making a forecast. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:22 500 mb map analysis conventions 1:29 500 mb: the level of non-divergence 2:07 Troughs/ridges 2:38 Vorticity analysis 4:56 Trough movement 5:53 Trough tilt 8:02 Example 500 mb analysis 9:00 Caveats 10:22 Wrap-up Check out the previous videos in the series here: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5:

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