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warm sector

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warm sector
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol a wedge of warm air between the warm and cold fronts of a depression, which is eventually occluded See also cold front, warm front


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this was due to a strong synoptic low pressure system and warm sector moisture and instability.
As low pressure developed the winds funnelled over the Pennines and because of the warm sector they couldn't disperse as they normally do and that gave us gusty winds.
Additionally, RADAR imagery from 20 events, representing cold frontal, warm frontal, and warm sector MCSs suggest that the tracks are impacted by the Ozarks in that these events will slow down and/or weaken as they cross the region.
 
 
 
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