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Training Guide in Surface Weather Observations - Multiple Choices

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Exercise #8<br />

Lower layer has ____/8ths coverage. Prevail<strong>in</strong>g visibility is _____ statute miles.<br />

Upper layer has ____/8th coverage. Sector visibility and direction is (if any).<br />

Total sky coverage is ____/8ths. ______________________________________<br />

Given:<br />

Altimeter: 29.734 <strong>in</strong>ches<br />

Sea-level pressure: 991.2 hPa<br />

W<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong>dicator has direction of 320°, speed is 10 knots.<br />

Dry bulb temperature is 32.8°F; wet bulb temperature is 32.3°F<br />

Computed dew po<strong>in</strong>t is °F.<br />

Heavy snow is occurr<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

The snow depth has <strong>in</strong>creased by 3 <strong>in</strong>ches <strong>in</strong> the past hour.<br />

There are currently 4 <strong>in</strong>ches of snow on the ground.<br />

The last element was observed at 1755 UTC.<br />

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