The Pacific case starts at 21 UTC 04 January 2006 at and continues until 18 UTC 05 January. Analysis and diagnosis will be completed at 00, 12, and 18 UTC 05 January.
The water vapour imagery (WV) will be analyzed for:
- Axes of maximum winds ;
- Wind maxima;
- Vorticity Maxima
(comma clouds); - Vorticity Minima
(anticomma clouds); and - Deformation Zones(DZ)
These are intended to be operational analyses and NOT theses. You are encouraged to "observe the obvious" and explain it . We will discuss the less obvious. There is no obvious right or wrong so don't hesitate to ask questions. Any potential errors will be revealed during the diagnosis when the pieces of the atmospheric puzzle are put together – they can only go together one way.