Research Weather Maps

Ryan N. Maue PhD Candidate -- COAPS

There are many excellent sources of observational and numerical meteorological products in the public domain. This page endeavors to provide some unique examples of maps that describe medium range predictability on the order of 4-6 days. Models include several NCEP products including the GFS, NAM, mesoscale hurricane HWRF and GFDL, and the operational NMM and ARW WRF.


IDA 11L



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HWRF and GFDL Mesoscale Model Runs

ida11l.2009110718   HWRF WIND/MSLP/SST   INNER NEST ZOOM 126-hour maximum wind swath
ida11l.2009110718   GFDL WIND/MSLP/SST   126-hour maximum wind swath
 

GFS Hurricane Basin Forecasts 0-144 HOURS Global Basins Animation
North Atlantic 850 hPa Absolute Vorticity

2-Meter Temperature Anomalies

Raw Anomalies   North America Zoom

 


RUC Current Weather Conditions


2-meter Temp

Precipitable Water

2-meter Dewpoint

Sea Level Pressure

925-mb Wind Speed

Heat and Cold


NCEP GFS 0.5 Degree Forecast Maps

GFS   925 hPa Winds 2-meter Temperature Precipitation Atmospheric Moisture Sea-Level Pressure Isentropic/Tropopause
00Z: Global   NPAC   NATL   Global USA Minimum Swath Global Animation Isentropic PV 325K   305K
06Z: Global   NPAC   NATL   USA   N&S Amer  Global Maximum Swath N Pacific   N Atlantic   335-305K Isentropic Layer Thickness
12Z: Global   NPAC   NATL   Europe-Africa  Europe SE USA 6-day Mean N America   Indian O 335K Geopotential Height
18Z: Global   NPAC   NATL SE USA 2-m 3-hr Max 6-day Max-Min Diff Dynamic Trop: Global  
Planet Animation Atlantic   Pacific
SE Max   SE Min USA Animation
Global Max   Global Min
USA Max   USA Min

Previous & Current Forecast Cycles: GFS & ECMWF & Canadian Met
GFS 925 hPa Wind Speed ECMWF (2-day delay) CMC 00Z & 12Z
Historical Analyses Last 14-days ECMWF 925 mb 180-hour Forecast
Western Pacific Zoom
CMC 925 mb 144-hour Forecast
Planet MSLP   Gulf of Alaska MSLP
Icelandic Low MSLP
USA 2-meter Temperature
925 mb Wind Speed
Planet Precipitable Water
North Pacific Precipitable Water 


NAM Operational Runs 84 hour Forecasts

Accumulated Precipitation (thru 84-hours) --> USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z
     
2-Meter Temperature (Maximum During Next 84-hours) --> USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z
     

2-Meter Temperature (Minimum During Next 84-hours) --> USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z
     

Radar reflectivity (Last 4-runs)
USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z   ZOOM SE USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z
MSLP (Last 4-runs) -->   USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z
925 hPa Wind Speed (Last 4-runs) -->   USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z
3-hourly Precipitation -->   USA: 00Z   06Z   12Z   18Z


NCEP WRF 4km Operational Runs 48 hour Forecasts -- NMM and ARW [East and West]

WRF 4km   Temperature Swaths West Temperature Swaths East Precipitable Water Composite Reflectivity East Composite Reflectivity West

ARW Max

NMM Max

ARW Max

NMM Max







ARW Min

NMM Min

ARW Min

NMM Min


Sea Surface Temperature PLOTS

Historical SST Comparison Today, 1982-2008 [3-day averages]--> ATL  EPAC  WPAC  PLANET  GULF MEX  GREAT LAKES

Historical SST Comparison Today, 1982-2008 [7-day averages]--> PLANET 


Current SST