Major Extratropical Cyclones of the Northwest United States: Historical Review, Climatology, and Synoptic Environment

Figure 20: 10-m winds from a 4-km resolution MM5 simulation initalized at 0000 UTC 14 December 2006 for forcasts verifying at 1200 and 1800 UTC 14 December, and 0000, 0600, and 1200 UTC 15 December. Simulated sea level pressures are also shown.

Figure 21. Model soundings at Salem, Oregon at 1200 UTC, 1800 UTC 14 December and 0000, 0600, and 1200 UTC 15 December 2006.