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DESERT STORM                                           15 February 1991
General Weather. High pressure over Iran and Turkey extended
southward across most of the region.

Area of Interest. Broken high clouds passed through western Iraq
to the east during the afternoon, followed in the evening by a large
shield of high cloud entering from the west.  Scattered to broken
middle clouds over parts of central and southern Saudi Arabia with
bases between 9,000 and 12,000 feet--dissipated partially during
the day. Blowing dust in northern and western Saudi Arabia
reduced visibilities to as low as 5 km.

Area of Intense Interest  Broken high clouds passed through the
area between 1300Z and 2100Z with bases at 24,000 feet and tops
to 32,000 feet They were followed by scattered high clouds that
moved into central Iraq from the west by the end of the day.
scattered bases were at 24,000 feet with tops to 32,000 feet

Winds were northerly at 5-10 knots through the morning, gradually
shifting to easterly at 5-15 knots in the afternoon and evening.
Smoke that is clearly visible in Figure 3-32 restricted visibility up to
14,000 feet. Evening ground fog developed along the Kuwait
coast, dropping visibility to 8 km.

High temperatures were near 20(C;: lows varied from 2( C in the
north to 8( C in the southeast.





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