Garcia method (continued)
NGM 6-H FORECAST ON THE 292OK ISENTROPIC SURFACE, VALID 0600 UTC 8 JAN 1996. HEAVY BLUE LINES ARE MIXING RATIO (g/kg), DASHED LINES ARE PRESSURE (TENS OF MB) AND WIND BARBS ARE IN KNOTS
WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVE MIXING RATIO FOR CENTRAL PA?
THE METHOD GIVES YOU A FEEL FOR THE MAX SNOWFALL POTENTIAL OF THE STORM BUT DOES NOT TELL YOU WHERE THE MESOSCALE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL.
FIGURE ADAPTED FROM COPE 1996