SOP Number & Name

3040   Freeze Warnings

Description

How to issue a freeze warning, and what the conditions are.

Who does this procedure?

Sub-regional Forecaster

How often?

Not used a lot--freezes are rare here.

Frequency of reference to the SOP

·        Would refer to this since freezes are rare.

·        Need to work through the different warning conditions--number of hours before freeze is expected.

Comments

·        Condition levels refer to proximity in time, not severity. 

·        Lower numbers = further out in time.