4. Forecast Applications

Convection » Convective Wind Gusts Forecast Exercise: T2 Method

Skew-T with sounding for wind gust forecast exercise

Compute maximum wind gust using the T2 methodT2 method.

Step 1: Determine T2.
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T2 = °C

Step 2: Determine V.
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V = kt

Step 3: Determine V2.
V2 = V + 13 * sqrt [(T1 + T2) / 2]
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V2 = kt