CHARACTERISTIC OF BACKBUILDING/QUASISTATIONARY MCSs (CONTINUED)
LLJ UPSTREAM FROM MCS LOCATION
DIFFLUENT 850-300 MB THICKNESS PATTERN
OFTEN NEAR UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
VEERING WINDS WITH HEIGHT DOMINATE SPEED SHEAR
STRONGEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE LOCATED UPSTREAM FROM MCS
LOW-LEVEL FLOW IS OFTEN NORMAL TO BOUNDARY WHILE CLOUD-LAYER WINDS ARE PARALLEL TO BOUNDARY.