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Type
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Discussion
Short Range Forecast
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explanation of contractions
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Fronts/precip
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Fronts/precip
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18
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24
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30
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36
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48
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3 days
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4d
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5d
Short Term Forecast
(NAM - formerly ETA)
Type
Analysis
1/2 day
1 day
1.5 day
2 day
2.5 day
3 day
3.5 day
anim
MSLP/Precip.
00 hr
12 hr
24 hr
36 hr
48 hr
60 hr
72 hr
84 hr
anim
surface temp
00 hr
12 hr
24 hr
36 hr
48 hr
60 hr
72 hr
84 hr
anim
surface dewpt & LI
00 hr
12 hr
24 hr
36 hr
48 hr
60 hr
72 hr
84 hr
anim
precip type
00 hr
12 hr
24 hr
36 hr
48 hr
60 hr
72 hr
84 hr
anim
Forecast Soundings
Midwest grid map soundings
850mb
temp
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wind & heights
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vertical vel.
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RH & streamlines
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dewpt
700mb
temp
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wind & heights
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vertical vel.
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RH & streamlines
500mb
temp
|
wind & heights
|
vertical vel.
|
RH & streamlines
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Vorticity
300mb
wind & heights (to 84 hr)
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wind & height (to 60 hr)
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250mb
wind & heights
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RH & streamlines
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Mid-Range Forecast
(GFS - MRF: graphics from Univ. Wisconsin)
Type
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
Surface
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
850mb
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
500 mb
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
300 mb
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
4-panel
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
(GFS-MRF: graphics from COD)
Height
Map type
Surface
temperature
|
MSLP & precip
850mb
temperature
|
RH
|
height & vertical vel
700mb
temperature
|
RH
|
wind & height
500mb
wind & heights
|
vorticity
|
height & vertical vel
250mb
wind & heights
Mid-Range Forecast Animations
(GFS-MRF: graphics from Unisys)
Height
Map type
SLP/precip
9-panel
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animation
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500mb/SLP
9-panel
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animation
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1000 mb
9-panel
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animation
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850 mb
9-panel
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animation
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700 mb
9-panel
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animation
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500 mb
9-panel
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animation
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300 mb
9-panel
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animation
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Long-range Forecast
(GFS-MRF)
Temp./Prec.
U.S. Climate Prediction Center
Other forecast sources:
COD
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U. Wisconsin
(NAM, NGM, GFS)
Unisys
(NAM, GFS, NGM, RUC, ECMWF)
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