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

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