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Joe Hunt wrote:
The Mistral wind is blowing and some quite high temperatures are being
recorded at Nice Airport -

LFMN 311330Z 24016KT 9999 FEW050 36/11 Q1007 NOSIG


Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I didn't think the Mistral could blow from
the southwest (240/16)

Jack

Jack,

The pressure setup is correct, with a N/NW gradient. The METAR history shows
a NW through the night but as insolation increases the wind backs, some sort
of coastal effect, sea breeze ?
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/LFMN.html
I am sure you know LFMN, the weather station is pretty much "in the sea".

I may be wrong, but my French friends who live down there emailled me to
draw my attention to it, themselves calling it Le Mistral.

Joe