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|Meaning=A type of destructive [[storm]] that frequently occurs in October in the Bavarian Alps. | |||
|Explanation=After a [[clear]] dawn a [[high foehn]] develops. At about 8:00 [[File:ams2001glos-Fex04.gif|link=|ams2001glos-Fex04]] [[local time]] clouds form on the mountains, [[temperature]] rises rapidly in the valleys, and at about 9:30 [[File:ams2001glos-Fex05.gif|link=|ams2001glos-Fex05]] the [[foehn]] begins to blow from the south-southwest, bringing dirty, reddish-yellow [[rain]]. The storm ceases about 5:00 [[File:ams2001glos-Fex06.gif|link=|ams2001glos-Fex06]] local time. During the storm the [[atmospheric pressure]] fluctuates rapidly. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 30 March 2024
A type of destructive storm that frequently occurs in October in the Bavarian Alps.
After a clear dawn a high foehn develops. At about 8:00 
local time clouds form on the mountains, temperature rises rapidly in the valleys, and at about 9:30 
the foehn begins to blow from the south-southwest, bringing dirty, reddish-yellow rain. The storm ceases about 5:00 
local time. During the storm the atmospheric pressure fluctuates rapidly.
