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PIBALs are used by Incident Meteorologists to monitor local winds aloftaround a fire. Here Chris Jordan has a full PIBAL and is prepared to launch itand observe its trajectory for the next 20 minutes until it reachesa height of 10000 feet.
Photographer
Dan Borsum
Display Date
2006 July 29
Location
Utah, St. George area
Collection
Weather Service
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA
NWS
WR
WFO
Billings Montana
Keywords
Monsters Fire Weather
NOAA 200th Photo Contest