Andrew Clope
EF1
I had some difficulty doing this several times this season.
First, my understanding is that the impulse and shortwave is referring to the same thing when the SPC is referring to them in their MD discussions and convective outlook text correct?
Secondly, I have a hard time "seeing" them when going in to look at the water vapor imagery. Maybe this sounds stupid, maybe I'm blind. Sometimes if I play the loops rather than staring at a static image, I can sort of see something, but overall, I really seem to struggle with locating and identifying the impulses that they call out.
I try to compare the winds at h5 and h7 with the water vapor images as the shortwaves should be fairly close in location and orientation I would imagine?
Am I missing something that's obvious to everyone else? Is water vapor the best way to locate them?
Just looking for some suggestions, and education, thanks!
First, my understanding is that the impulse and shortwave is referring to the same thing when the SPC is referring to them in their MD discussions and convective outlook text correct?
Secondly, I have a hard time "seeing" them when going in to look at the water vapor imagery. Maybe this sounds stupid, maybe I'm blind. Sometimes if I play the loops rather than staring at a static image, I can sort of see something, but overall, I really seem to struggle with locating and identifying the impulses that they call out.
I try to compare the winds at h5 and h7 with the water vapor images as the shortwaves should be fairly close in location and orientation I would imagine?
Am I missing something that's obvious to everyone else? Is water vapor the best way to locate them?
Just looking for some suggestions, and education, thanks!