Using ASCAT Wind and Other Data in Marine Forecasting

4.0 Forecast Future Conditions at a Projected Point » 4.5 MSLP and Satellite IR

Here, we’ve overlaid the MSLP on the IR 10.8 µm image for 06 UTC on 23 November. Note the small discrepancies in how the model placed the cold front compared to the cloud band seen in the imagery. Some of this discrepancy can be the result of whether the observed cloud structures, such as cloud bands, are directly linked to the surface front. Recall from the earlier discussion that not all cloud bands in the area of a suspected cold front are directly linked to the surface front. Low-level clouds associated with a surface front may be obscured by middle and higher level clouds.

MSG IR 10.8 micrometer and GFS mlsp valid for 06 UtC on 23 Nov 2013