DESERT STORM WEATHER 17 JANUARY-2 MARCH 1991

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               DESERT STORE 6 February 1991
               General Weather. High pressure was centered in northwestern
               Iraq, with a weak low-pressure Cough to the southeast between
               central Saudl Arabla~nesr R\adh--and IsraeL The subtropical Jet
               stream married over the northern Arabian Peninsula associated
               high clouds became increasingly scaMered after OGOOZ.
               Ares of InteresL Haze and duststorms west of 48� E reduced
               vlsiblllties in Saudl Arabfa to 5 km between OgOOZ and 1700Z.
               Ares of Intense Inlerest. At OOOOZ, there were only scattered low,
               middle, and high clouds throughout the area. By 0300Z, the middle
               cloud deck had thickened; clangs as law as 12,000 feet, with tops
               at about 18,000 feet had formed over the southwestern hag of Iraq.
               These clouds ddHed eastward, and by 1900Z they were east of
               Baghdad and Kuwait. Bade and high Clouds from the subt~pl~l
               ~1 Wham mewed Kuwait and southern Imq between 0400 and
               ~ lOOZ; bases were at or above 10,000 feet with tops to 32,000
               feet. Figure 3-23 shows these clouds In mld-aDernoon.
               Wads were light and variable in Iraq, but eastern at 5-10 knots In
               Kuwait.
               ~ornlng fog, smoke, and dust reduced vlslbllitles In Kuwait and
               southern Iraq to as low as 3,200 meters in spots. Afternoon
               vislbllitles in areas not affected by smoke were above S km.
               Afternoon high temperatures were between 5 and 13� C. Hlgh
 L             pressure and almost clear skies drove morning low temperatures
               down ~ -2� C in the nodh and 7� C In the south.
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