Question

Questions 7-10 below are based on Figure 2, which is a 500 mb map, showing height contours and observed data for the Continental United States at 1200 UTC (5am Pacific Daylight Time) on June 25th, 2018 Contours, Isotherms and Data 5760 12Z 25 JUN 2018 500 mb SS80 588 5580 5040 S7O0 574 583 s 57 -1579 581-24 584 341- 10 586 577 18.138602 -451 11 582 $7 584 584 8 581 585 578 582 -9584 19 -7 598 -1015e1 57%-27 585 588 587 89 586 s8a 9590 12 580 58524 5820 590 5766 34 -9 587 581 9 92 12 589 9 592 590 -9 580 590 -9 587 588 -10 593 -8 5gt 10 590 -16 -19 591 591 -S 591 -7592 591 589 -10 5880 Blue (Solid) Contours of Height(60m) Red (Dash) Isotherms (5C) NCEP/NWS/NOAA Question 9 3 pts The strongest reported winds in Figure 2 can be found In the Central United States, Over Kansas and Nebraska Where the blue height contours are furthest apart Where the blue height contours closest together are Over the Far Southern United States.

Answer 1

The strongest reported winds are observed where the blue height contours are closest to each other. We can see this happening in the northwest corner and north east corner . The wind speeds reach as high as 65-70 knots so option C