Dendrite zone Fn convergence

Notes:

Forcing for upward motion due to real-wind frontogenesis (Fn vector convergence) in the -12 to -18 degree C layer (the layer favored for dendritic snow crystal growth) also became more focused and intense over the eastern half of New York from 00z through 06z on the 24th.

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