tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8412625965533526105..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Northwest Death Zone for Pacific FrontsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49483870637304902162012-02-17T07:45:17.057-08:002012-02-17T07:45:17.057-08:00Dr. Mass, you made the great observation in one of...Dr. Mass, you made the great observation in one of your journal articles awhile back that the biggest day-to-day temperature changes in Seattle don't come from winter cold fronts, but from summer marine pushes/surges.<br /><br />There's also one other factor that the Cascades play. In eastern Washington we often have trapped cold air in the low levels ahead of the front. Westerly post-frontal winds result in downslope adiabatic warming and mechanical mixing, removing the trapped cold air. So Pacific cold fronts sometimes bring warmer temperatures to eastern Washington.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656580847796616214noreply@blogger.com