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Radar Facts
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To find a safe and comfortable route through the precipitation area,
study the radar image of the squall line while closing in on the
thunderstorm area. In the example shown in figure 5-27, radar
observation shows that the rainfall is steadily diminishing on the left
whileitisveryheavyintwomaturecells(andincreasingrapidlyinathird
cell) to the right. The safest and mostcomfortable course liesto theleft
where the storm is decaying into a light rain. The growing cell on the
right should be given a wide berth.
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OUTLINE OF RAIN AREA VISIBLE TO RADAR
DECAYING
CELLS
AREAS OF MAXIMUM TURBULENCE
MATURE CELLS
GROWING
CELLS
Squall Line
Figure 5-27
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