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Synoptic data
can be used in several different ways.
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1. You can verify (or adjust) your position
center using available wind directions and speed, and you can use the surface
pressures to help zero in on the surface low.
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2. You can also use available wind speeds to
get an idea of the minimum intensity of the wind fields. Of course, the closer the data is to your
system center, the more accurate an estimation you will have. You may also estimate the intensity by how
low the surface pressure actually is.
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3. Another use of synoptic data, especially
with AWDS, is the ability to overlay plotted data onto the Satellite
imagery. As in any weather
information, when you overlay products they make the analysis process easier.
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When you overlay
the synoptic data onto the satellite data, you may pick up on small details
that were meaningless before, and you can discount features that can
otherwise be misleading.
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