Unit 2 Regional Analysis and Forecast Program

1.

1 point

Relatively warm temperatures exist in Alaska during the summer due to the

increased solar insolation and increased clouds

decreased solar insolation and decreased clouds.

increased solar insolation and increased clouds

increased solar insolation and decreased clouds

2.

1 point

Which products are considered standard for detecting the long wave pattern?

Satellite water vapor analysis, 5-wave analysis chart, and 500 MB hemispheric charts.

Local area work chart, Satellite infrared analysis, and 500 MB height fall analysis chart

Satellite water vapor analysis, baroclinic wave analysis chart, and 500 MB hemispheric charts

Local area work chart, Satellite water vapor analysis, and 500 millibars (MB) hemispheric charts.

3.

1 point

Which US weather region is an area of storm track convergence?

West central intermountain area

Southeast and Gulf States area

Central Plains area

Northeastern area.

4.

1 point

How is synoptic regime information categorized?

Geographical region, long wave pattern, and surface features.

Geographical region, long wave pattern, and thermal characteristic

Geographical region, associated weather, and thermal characteristics

Long wave pattern, associated weather, and thermal characteristics.

5.

1 point

Which type of analysis covers an area of sufficient size to identify systems affecting a
forecaster’s area of operation?

Mesoscale analysis

Synoptic scale analysis

Macroscale Analysis

Pseudo Hemispheric Analysis

6.

1 point

This analytical process involves analyzing at the largest scale first, then focusing downward
to the smallest scale?

Forecast funnel

Mesoscale analysis.

Synoptic analysis

Macroscale analysis

7.

1 point

Suggested times spent on interrogating different atmospheric scales are

10 percent macroscale, 60 percent synoptic, and 30 percent mesoscale and local.

10 percent macroscale, 30 percent synoptic, and 60 percent mesoscale and local.

30 percent macroscale, 10 percent synoptic, and 60 percent mesoscale and local.

60 percent macroscale, 30 percent synoptic, and 10 percent mesoscale and local.

8.

1 point

Which is not an example of a regime specific forecasting approach?

Performing standard isobaric analysis of surface charts as outlined by routine station procedures.

Performing two-degree isotherm analysis at 850 MB and 500 MB, 500 MB height fall analysis, and surface pressure fall analysis to help identify short waves and fronts.

Using hourly local analysis work charts (LAWC) to identify and track precipitation as part of the forecast/metwatch process during warm frontal overrunning

Using WSR–88D routine product set (RPS) lists and alert paired products during episodes of severe convection

9.

1 point

India encounters an abundance of precipitation (425 inches or more) annually due to the

northeast monsoon and associated offshore flow

northeast monsoon and associated onshore flow

southwest monsoon and associated offshore flow.

southwest monsoon and associated onshore flow

10.

1 point

The affect that the zonal index has on the speed and movement of synoptic systems is a

low zonal index that would cause systems to speed up and move from the north to south

high zonal index that would cause systems to slow down and move from the west to east

low zonal index that would cause systems to slow down and move from the west to east.

high zonal index that would cause systems to speed up and move from the west to east.

11.

1 point

This US weather regions’ main weather hazards are caused by wintertime outbreaks along
the polar front and associated wave phenomena.

Southeast and Gulf States area.

Northeastern area

Central Plains area

Northwest Pacific coast area

12.

1 point

What affect does the amplitude of a long wave trough or ridge have on surface systems?

A small amplitude long wave trough would cause a low located ahead of it to deepen due to the convergence

A large amplitude long wave trough would cause a low located ahead of it to fill due to the strong divergence.

A small amplitude long wave ridge would cause a high located ahead of it to build due to the strong divergence

A large amplitude long wave ridge would cause a high located ahead of it to build due to the strong convergence

13.

1 point

Which statement best describes the first verification in the verification, initialization, and
verification (VIV) process?

Verify the 00-hr forecast positions with analysis of real-time data for the same time, such as meteorological satellite (MetSAT) analysis.

Verify the 12-hr forecast positions with analysis of real-time data for the same time, such as MetSAT analysis

Verify the previous 12-hour forecast positions with the current 00-hour forecast positions for the same time.

Verify the current 12-hour forecast positions with the previous 00-hour forecast positions for the same time.

14.

1 point

What often determines the name of a synoptic weather regime?

Precipitation type and speed of movement

System type and thermal characteristics

Development region and system type.

Thermal characteristics and development region

15.

1 point

What mountain chain separates France from Spain and how is it oriented?

Pyrenees; oriented west to east

Dinaric Alps; oriented west to east

Dinaric Alps; oriented north to south.

Pyrenees; oriented north to south

16.

1 point

Which of the following is a mesoscale system?

Short wave trough

Mesolow.

Semi-permanent cyclone.

Long wave trough

17.

1 point

Which part of the forecast worksheet is used to record forecast justification for each weather
element in a forecast?

Model output

Climatology

Forecast reasoning

Synoptic analysis.

18.

1 point

Which is false concerning the classification of systems?

Migratory systems may develop rapidly, or not at all, depending on the long wave macroscale influence.

Synoptic systems influence advection, vertical motions, and other dynamics.

Local winds, temperatures, and clouds are not influenced by mesoscale systems

Macroscale systems include long-waves, semipermanent cyclones, and anticyclones.

19.

1 point

This US weather region is dominated by a cold high in the midwinter that prevents storm
systems from moving into it is the

Southwest Pacific coast area

Northeastern area.

West central intermountain area

Southwest desert and mountain area

20.

1 point

Where would you expect predominantly wet, cloudy, and relatively warm winter weather in
Canada?

East coast region

North central region

West coast region

South central region

21.

1 point

Which area is favorable for the development and formation of storm centers, due to
geographical and climatological conditions?

The northwest Pacific coast area.

Northern portions of the Gulf of Mexico

The Central Plains

Southern California

22.

1 point

How do most units document regime information in their Terminal Forecast Reference
Notebook (TFRN) or Local Analysis and Forecast Program (LAFP)?

Documented regime information will be specific to their location.

Documented regime information will be generic to all Air Force bases.

Regime information will be documented at a continental level in the TFRN and a local level in the LAFP.

Regime information will not be documented at the unit level

23.

1 point

The Atlantic Ocean modifies weather along the east coast of Canada by keeping the east
coast

summers cooler and winters warmer than inland regions

cloud-free during the winter

summers warmer and winters cooler than inland regions.

cloud-free during the summer

24.

1 point

What is the most important climatic element in Africa?

Precipitation

Humidity

Temperature.

Prevailing winds

25.

1 point

Which of the following information is not available via the meteorological technical
information program (MetTIPs)?

Description of surface and upper-level features

Regime frequency, duration, and season when it most occurs

Specific regime forecasting checklists for every weather unit in the CONUS

General weather conditions associated with the regime and potential forecast problems

26.

1 point

What size of an area do macroscale systems influence?

1,500 nautical miles.

1,000 nautical miles

2,500 nautical miles.

5,000 nautical miles

27.

1 point

A synoptic or mesoscale weather pattern that affects the weather at a particular location
defines

a regional climatic system.

a weather regime.

an oscillating weather pattern

a standard synoptic regime.

28.

1 point

What two steps are followed to document your synoptic analysis on a forecast worksheet?

Continuity and extrapolation

Analysis and prognosis.

Observing and forecasting

Identification and interrogation

29.

1 point

Which statement best describes the second verification in the VIV process?

Verify the 12-hr forecast positions with analysis of real-time data for the same time, such as MetSAT analysis

Verify the previous 12-hour forecast positions with the current 00-hour forecast positions for the same time.

Verify the 00-hr forecast positions with analysis of real-time data for the same time, such as meteorological satellite (MetSAT) analysis

Verify the current 12-hour forecast positions with the previous 00-hour forecast positions for the same time.

30.

1 point

What affect does the amplitude of a long wave trough or ridge have on surface systems?

A large amplitude long wave ridge would cause a high located ahead of it to weaken due to the strong convergence

A large amplitude long wave trough would cause a low located ahead of it to deepen due to the strong divergence

A small amplitude long wave ridge would cause a high located ahead of it to build due to the strong divergence.

A large amplitude long wave trough would cause a low to weaken located ahead of it due to the strong convergence.

31.

1 point

Which of the following is a synoptic system?

Mesohigh.

Mesocyclone.

Radar thin line.

Warm front.