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WET MICROBURST SOUNDING
Mid-level dry air
Similar to
goal post sounding
but with more moisture (higher
precipitable water
in sounding)
The dry air aloft will entrain into the
downdraft
and cause
evaporative cooling
. This increases the negative buoyancy and can result in microbursts and macrobursts
If
supercells
develop they are most likely to be high precipitation supercells
Most common
severe weather
: winds > 58mph, small hail near the 3/4" threshold,
tornadoes
possible (depends on
low level shear
and
CAPE
)
Sounding most commonly found east of Rockies
EXAMPLE: