Physical Geography Laboratory Manual Name section, EXERCISE 19 PROBLEMS PART II The following questions are based on the surface weather map shown in Figure 19-3. 1. Describe the following weather conditions at 7:00 A.M. EST on November 9, 2011. in Springfield, Missouri (37 N. 93 W an enlarged copy of the station model is shown here). (a) Temperature: 2EA Springfield (b) Wind direction: we 37 177 (c) Pressure: +44 (d) Pressure change over last 3 hours: 35 0 (e) What explains this change in pressure? What explains the difference in temperature between Springfield and Nashville? 2. (a) What general kind of weather (wet or dry)should Pocatello, Idaho (43° N, 112 W), expect over the next few hours? (b) Why? 3. (a) Use the graphic map scale (in nautical miles [NMD to estimate the distance from the center of the storm south of Chicago (at 40° N, 90° W) to the east coast of the United States (measure along the 40th parallel). nautical miles (b) Assuming that the storm travels to the east at a speed of 30 knots, how many hours will it take for the center of the low to reach the east coast? hours