[--MAIN HOME--] [--ALL HABYHINTS--] LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SOUNDING METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY SKEW-T SNOW SOUNDING FROM BUFFALO The items below are favorable for heavy lake-effect snow from this sounding to the southwest of Buffalo *Unidirectional shear intensifies moisture convergence *Inversion is above 700 millibars *Plenty of PBL moisture (saturated in PBL) *Steep lapse rate from surface to 700 millibars *Average wind speed below inversion is 30 knots *Wind direction results in a large lake fetch Below is another sounding that was taken when heavy lake-effect snow occurred south of Buffalo For current Skew-T products visit: UNISYS