Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, 3 days prior to Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, 2 days prior to Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, 1 day prior to Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, the day of Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, 1 day after Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, 2 days after Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, 3 days after Veracruz surge passage, upper-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).

 

 

Eastern Mexico composite of precipitation events, the day of Veracruz surge passage, lower-level features.

Top: 200 hPa Streamfunction, model-observed jet, divergence of the wind.

 

 

 

 

 

Middle: 200-300 hPa PV and layer-averaged wind, and 850 hPa omega (negative values shaded) in microbars per second.

 

 

 

 

Bottom: 200 hPa velocity potential and divergent wind vectors from the velocity potential, and OLR anomalies (shaded).