NFL SCHEDULE: Release info for regular season. The 2017 NFL preseason schedule includes eight nationally televised games, including the preseason-opening Hall of Fame Game, which this year features the Cowboys and Cardinals.
Synoptic Scale Forecasting: A Primer . Weather Scales. The American Meteorology Society (AMS) defines a synoptic chart as any chart or map on which data and analysis are presented that describe the state of the atmosphere over a large area at a given moment in time.
The data from each weather station are entered on the synoptic chart in accordance with established rules, which are obligatory for all offices of the weather service. Figure l, A shows the way in which the individual weather elements and phenomena are arranged on a surface chart.