Classic shortwave trough example: 12/5/96



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12 Hour forecast

24 Hr Forecast

36 Hour Forecast

48 Hour Forecast

12 hour forecast

The wave, now positively tilted (oriented from northeast to southwest), is centered in northeast Kansas and has a value of 24. The shortwave trough extends southwestward from the center through southeast Colorado, northeast New Mexico and into southwest New Mexico.