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CW3E AR Update: 17 December 2020 Outlook

December 17, 2020

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Valid 1200 UTC 17 December – 1200 UTC 27 December 2020


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary provided by C.Hecht, C. Castellano, J. Kalansky, and F. M. Ralph; 17 December 2020

*Outlook products are considered experimental


Entry posted in: Atmospheric Rivers, CW3E AR Updates, Extreme Events

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