MADDOX ET AL., WINTER TYPE III
MOST COMMON IN WINTER AND EARLY SPRING
STRONG UPPER TROF SWEEPING INTO WEST COAST FROM PACIFIC
HEAVY PRECIPITATION ENDS AS UPPER TROF AXIS NEARS COAST.
THE STRONGER THE LOW LEVEL WINDS NORMAL TO THE MOUNTAINS, THE HEAVIER THE RAIN
THERE IS USUALLY A BLOCK OVER ALASKA OR THE GULF OF ALASKA
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