Microburst Forecasting - Question 3
To answer this question, you may wish to examine the following:
Now, make a forecast of the maximum wind gusts associated with microburst activity. First, determine the values of the variable in the WINDEX equation: Enter your answers in the text boxes below, then click Done.
1. Height of the melting level (HM): km-AGL
2. Mixing ratio in lowest 1 km (QL): g/kg
3. Mixing ratio at the melting level (QM): g/kg
4. Lapse rate from the melting level to the surface (): °C/km
Use the WINDEX Calculator to compute the maximum wind gust (WI): WI = kt