Numerical Weather Prediction Initialization/Forecast Evaluation



48-hour forecast, Previous model run, initialized at: 2011060500
These plots update at approximately 18Z/06Z (or upon model availability)
Summary Plots
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MODEL Upper Level Plots (centered at 250mb) Mid-Level Plots (centered at 500mb) Low-Level Plots (centered at 850mb) Surface PlotsSurface Plots (close up view)
ETA  ETA  ETA  ETA  ETA  ETA
GFS  GFS  GFS  GFS  GFS  GFS
NOGAPS  NOGAPS  NOGAPS  NOGAPS  NOGAPS  NOGAPS
CMC  CMC  CMC  CMC  CMC  CMC
UKMO  UKMO  UKMO  UKMO  UKMO  UKMO


Summary Plots for East Coast
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MODEL Upper Level Plots (centered at 250 mb) Mid-level Plots (centered at 500mb) Low-Level Plots (centered at 850mb) Surface PlotsSurface Plots (close up view)
ETA ETA -- EAST ETA -- EAST ETA -- EAST ETA -- EAST ETA -- EAST
GFS GFS -- EAST GFS -- EAST GFS -- EAST GFS -- EAST GFS -- EAST
NOGAPS NOGAPS -- EAST NOGAPS -- EAST NOGAPS -- EAST NOGAPS -- EAST NOGAPS -- EAST
CMC CMC -- EAST CMC -- EAST CMC -- EAST CMC -- EAST CMC -- EAST
UKMO UKMO -- EAST UKMO -- EAST UKMO -- EAST UKMO -- EAST UKMO -- EAST

Other Plots for West Coast

Temperature Comparisons between model and ACARS and/or Upper Air

Ship/Buoy Data

Vector Differences between model and ACARS and/or Cloud track/water vapor winds

Statistics comparing each data source and each model


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