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DESERT STORM 5 February l991

General Weather. High pressure centered in central Iraq kept
skies dear or scattered most of the day, but clouds associated with
the subtropical Jet stream still spread high and middle clouds over
the central Arabian Peninsula. These Clouds were scattered In the
morning, but denser Clouds moved ~ from Egypt by 1000Z--see
Figure 3-22.

Area of Interest. Morning haze reduced visibilities in central Saudi
Arabia Riyadh reposed 4,800 meters at 0500Z, improving to 8 km
by 0800z. Duststorms offer 2000Z were the result of 20-knot winds
over the Syrian and Nafud deserts; they lowered visibility to 5 km.

Area of Intense Interest. Clouds were limited to scattered cirrus
until about 1100Z, but the subtropical Jet stream moved scattered
10 broken middle and high clouds into southwestern Iraq later in the
day. These clouds had moved over Kuwait by COON, producing
l0,000 foot ceilings during the night.

Wads were northeasterly at 10-15 knots Long the coast but light
and variable In Iraq. As the high shifted father north after 0900Z
winds In the south became stronger and more easterly.

Visibilities were above 10 km except in Kuwait, where scattered
fires and smoke plumes reduced visibility to below 4 km.

High temperatures were 0-17( C: lows, 0-6( C.


















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