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Southwesterly Winds Over Japan Could take Radioactive Materials Out to Sea
State College, Pa. -- 28 March 2011 -- AccuWeather reports winds blowing out to sea from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will prevail in northeastern Japan the next few days.
Light southwesterly winds will waft over the eastward-facing shore site on Tuesday. Any emitted radioactive matter would tend to drift out to sea under such conditions.
On Wednesday, low pressure triggering some cold rain and mountain snow in northeastern Honshu will drift through the site, disrupting wind flow. Winds will vary, at times blowing onshore at the Fukushima site. Radioactive matter could be deposited over land near and downwind from the power plant.
In the wake of the low, offshore winds will set in anew, first from the northwest, then from the southwest on Friday.
By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com
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