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from 35( N, 45' E, to 31( N, 41' E--they are shown In Figure 3-45.
Thunderstorms also formed over eastern Kuwait and extreme
southwestern Iraq after 1500Z. Cloud bases were 3,000 feet and
tops reached 35,000 feet

Intermittent rainshowers and thunderstorms fell southeast of a line
extending from 34( N. 46' E, to 31( N,42' E. throughout the day.

Winds were southeasterly at 1O-15 knots but by 1200Z, speeds in
the east reached 20-30 knots. Winds In the west shifted to
northwesterly at 10-15 knots as the trough moved eastward.

Fog and smoke reduced visibilitiesto below 2,000 meters from the
central Tigris-Euphrates river valley to Kuwailt. Visibilities improved
to 8 km by 0600Z, but sporadic duststorms In the afternoon
reduced visibilities to 4,000 meters. visibilities in heavy
rainshowers may have dropped to as low as 1,000 meters.

High temperatures were 17-21( C: lows,7-16( C.



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