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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:
    [ Wet Microburst ]