18 UTC UW-NMS (ETA) Forecast Suite

Grid 1 - 40 km horizontal resolution and 35 vertical levels

SURFACE PLOTS

Map Run Grid 00h 06h 12h 18h 24h 30h 36h 42h 48h 0-48h
MSLP and PRECIP 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h
SKIN T/RH 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z

QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
Map Run Grid 00h 06h 12h 18h 24h 30h 36h 42h 48h 0-48h
12h PRECIP 18Z 1 - 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h
0-x PRECIP 18Z 1 - 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h
0-x SNOW 00Z 1 - 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h

UPPER AIR PLOTS

850 mb 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h
700 mb 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h
500 mb 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h
250 mb 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 0-48h

COMPARISONS OF NMS FORECAST TO ETA FORECAST
ETA-NMS SLP 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
ETA-NMS 850 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
ETA-NMS 700 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
ETA-NMS 500 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
ETA-NMS 250 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -

CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK DIAGNOSTICS
Map Run Grid 00h 06h 12h 18h 24h 30h 36h 42h 48h 0-48h
6 hr Maximum Super Cell Index 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
Surface Based CAPE/LI 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
Best 500m Layer CAPE/LI 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
Convective Cap (J/Kg and deg C) 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
Elevated Mixed Layer (Brunt-Vasallai Frequency at 2900m MSL) 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -
Convective Ri & Helicity 18Z 1 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z -

Questions,Comments or Problems to Holly Hassenzahl <hcderose@wisc.edu>
Last modified: Tues Sept 28 15:29 CST 2004