It is a day in mid-November and you live in Buffalo, New York, on the eastern shore of Lake Erie (one of the US Great Lakes). Qualitatively (i.e., with descriptive words, not numerical values) outline a wind speed and direction, air temperature, and lake water temperature scenario that would correlate to a forecast for two feet of snow in Buffalo on this day. Also, explain why this forecast would not be as likely on a day in mid-February. Synthesize and apply related concepts from Module 7 to support your answers.
Mid-latitude cyclones, and their associated air masses and weather fronts, present significant impacts and hazards to aircraft operations. Describe three different specific characteristics of the weather* associated with a warm and/or cold front, specifying which type of front - cold, warm, or both - each characteristic applies to. For each weather characteristic described, identify at least one specific impact or hazard* it presents to aircraft, while either flying through the front en route between airfields, and/or during the passage of the front while taking off or landing at an airfield. Synthesize and apply related concepts from Module 7 to support your answers. *In answering A and B, keep in mind that there is a clear distinction between weather and an aviation impact or hazard resulting from weather. Fog and low clouds (weather) create low visibility and low ceilings (the aviation impact/hazard of fog and low clouds).