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DESERT STORM  February 1991

 General Weather. High pressure dominated the region--skies were
 Geneva Dean

 Area of Interest. Skies were Hear except for scattered low clouds
 over northwestern Saudi Arabia and western Iraq, as shown in
 Figure 3-26. Winds increased to 15 knots with gusts of 25 knots
 across northern Saudi Arabia, where afternoon visibilities
 decreased to 4,800 meters in blowing sand and dust There were
 isolated reports of 400 meters.

 Areas of Intense Interest. Early morning skies over central Iraq
 were broken at 1 O,000-1 2,000 feet. The clouds slowly moved into
 southeastern Iraq and dissipated during the day--see Flours 3-26.

 Winds were westerly to northwesterly at 1 0-20 knots.

 Smoke god haze lowered visibilities In Kuwait 10 5-7 km.
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 1              High temperatures were 12-20( C: Lows, 2-8( C.
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