I'm just curious to find what sites do others go to when analyzing the different model data for severe weather potential, in addition to the normal surface and upper air analysis.
I know for myself, I use a combo between NCAR/RAP, COD, the model links from Earl Barker's weather page and lastly I have just started using F5Data software for analyzing model data.
Like I said, was just curious to see where others go to look at model data for severe weather potential days before a severe weather event.
I like the CoD data if I'm not at work using some in house hi res stuff on grads. If I'm gunning for a local chase or am already in a predetermined target area then it is hard to beat the SPC mesoanalysis graphics. They are derived from the latest RUC and are more geared toward nowcasting http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/
http://www.wxcaster.com --> It's a little disorganized, but there are many hard-to-find forecast products on there (i.e. isentropic forecasts, forecast soundings, etc).
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http://weather.cod.edu --> this has been a staple model site for me for many years (easy to read, a good number of forecast fields, and a nice set of "zoomed in" areas)
http://hoot.ou.edu --> A relatively new site that has nice graphics and a good range of forecast fields... Unfortunately, only CONUS views (no "zoomed in" views like CoD). This is a work in progress that has improved significantly in the past couple of yeras. Hoot is also an very good alternate for viewing OK Mesonet data (http://hoot.metr.ou.edu/surface/meso/us ). Oh yeah, they have Level II radar graphics for many of the radar sites surrounding OK at http://hoot.metr.ou.edu/radar/L2/uscomp... It's definately worth a look if you haven't seen it (and I don't think many have).
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That's pretty much my list. I find the model forecast graphics from NCAR/RAP to be too low-resolution and "zoomed" out to be of much use, considering the alternatives of CoD and Hoot/OU. The satellite imagery from RAP/NCAR are top-notch, IMO, bested only by CoD (for 1km vis imagery) and occassionally by RAMSDIS.
First....THANK YOU to everyone who responded with their preferred model site picks. They have been a BIG help. I have a followup question....what factors go into the 3 hour/12 hour/24 hour Calibrated Severe Thunderstorm index on SPC's SREF model site http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/sref/ and furthermore, how accurate is it??
Thanks again for all the input!!
http://hoot.ou.edu --> A relatively new site that has nice graphics and a good range of forecast fields... Unfortunately, only CONUS views (no "zoomed in" views like CoD).
If people tell me what you want (PM or otherwise), I'll be sure that the request makes it into our queue and it eventually gets implemented.
I second f5 data :D
I also use http://www.txtornado.net/menu.htm and Earls models http://www.wxcaster.com/weather.php3
Where do most of you get your long range skew t and hodos at? I usually use the storm machine, but that has been down of late. Ideas for anything more than 48 hrs out?
http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs/ okay well it's almost cane season
2 of the best
http://www.wxcaster.com/models_text.htm
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/ewall.html
Here is my favorite one it's a website of Albert Pietrycha and here is the web address:
http://www.stormeyes.org/pietrycha/noll.html click on any state and the rest is very easily understandable.
If you wish to also do your own synopsis forecaster I highly suggest think site. Its a great map making site and pretty much will lay out anything you ask of it.
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/make.html
Being somewhat old fashioned, I generally use UCAR
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/model/index.php?model=ruc
along with Earl's pages.
http://wxcaster.com/experimental_products.htm
I then supplement with the SPC SREF page
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/sref/
and NCEP WRF
http://wwwt.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/mmbpll/cent4km/v2/
sometimes, I use DuPage's model site:
http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/
For long range GFS, I like:
http://www.idonthaveawebpage.com/
and ECMWF (European)
http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/d/charts/medium/deterministic/msl_uv850_z500!Geopotential%20500%20hPa!72!North%2 0America!pop!od!oper!public_plots!2007042912!!/
I use several sites in case is not updating.
Bill Hark
I use CoD exclusively because they have the best graphics and they have regional maps. Unfortunately, they also go down all the freaking time, like now for instance. The best potential setup of the year to date and they've been screwed up for the past 24 hours, with some crucial maps not loading, just a blank screen.
Of course I don't want to upset the Powers that be on that web server, as I've already discovered they don't like it when people report their service is less than satisfactory, because "it's free". The way I see it, I put up with it because it's the best (graphics-wise) and it's free. So I'll gripe about it whenever I want because, despite all its server flaws, I've remained loyal for years :-)
Earls is one of the better ones for sure!
Like Shane, I prefer CoD's because of its readability... RAP Real-Time weather (http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/)also has some good stuff on there, but I find it hard to read sometimes.
Some others:
NAM SVR WX Graphics (http://wwwt.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/namsvrfcst/)
Unisys Weather (http://www.weather.unisys.com/)
The Storm Machine (http://www.stormchaser.niu.edu/machine/)
Rob: First off, thanks for the site that you have put together. In my tropical weather impact forecasting in Florida, I have used your site
( http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html) for reference on a number of occasions, given all that you assembled is available in one location.
As to the the sites I find useful for severe weather forecasting and chasing, there are a number of them that folks have already mentioned including Earls pages, COD, NCEP, and UCAR RAP. A couple of others that allow some great looping of the models are:
WX FORECASTER
http://wxforecaster.com/ncep/java/new/test/all.html
and one with an interesting URL:
NCEP Central Operations
http://www.idonthaveawebpage.com/
Good topic to post as I have enjoyed visiting some of the sites that others use.
http://weather.uwyo.edu/models/
Univ of Wyoming has been my go-to page for years...data is timely and the page may have been down twice in the last 5 years.
Also College of Dupage and Millersville WRF
I can log into my work remotely and look at gridded ECMWF/GFS/UKMO data. However, I also use COD, the NCEP NCO site, and I subscribe to the excellent F5 data.
I start off with www.weather.unisys.com. Theres not a whole lot offered on there but theres some good panel overviews and if I see something of interest I move on to CODs site for a more detailed and closer look.
Lately Ive started to check out the NCEP site as well, Im always trying to expand my resources. I will have to check out some of these sites you all have posted. Thanks for sharing.
I use http://weather.cod.edu/fsound/
But, like everything CoD, it doesn't work properly. ONLY the GFS works (at least for me. Any other models on there work for anyone else?)
It's nice to be able to choose lat/lon for an fSounding, instead of being limited to just a site!
Or, you can use Earl's:
http://www.wxcaster.com/models_main.htm
Scroll about 60% down there.
I use http://weather.cod.edu/fsound/
But, like everything CoD, it doesn't work properly. ONLY the GFS works (at least for me. Any other models on there work for anyone else?)
Technically speaking that's not an opperational page. It was intended to be, but all the bugs could never be quite worked out completely, and to a satisfactory condition to make it public.
Thanks for the comments on the website Terry!! They are appreciated very much. Just to let you know I have taken some of the links suggested in this thread and have incorporated them into my Severe Weather Page. The severe weather page is a work in progress and I am always looking for suggestions!!
In addition, all of the links provided are and will be a big help to me personally. My fiancée and I are now in stage 1 of Operation GOOMBAQ (Get out of Maine Butt A!# Quick). We are both so sick of the snow and cold (Caribou, which is in the northernmost part of Maine has recorded a record 193 inches of snow this winter!!) and we are planning on moving to Lubbock, TX in two years once Meg, my fiancée graduates from college with her Bachelors in Social Work (She graduates in May of 2010). She wants to go for her Masters at Tech and I'd like to FINALLY go for my Bachelors and then Masters Degree in Meteorology (In 2 years I'll be 36 years old). I know Tech doesn't have a bachelors degree in meteorology, so I'll probably have to look at another major to get those fundamentals needed for my Masters that I can get at Texas Tech (Advice anyone??)
Why Lubbock?? Well Meg's dad, mom and sister all live there and to be honest we both really like the area. But first things first, she has to finish college and we both have to get financially settled before making the move.
Until then, I'm going to really try my hand at forecasting severe weather events in the southern Plains and see how I do and maybe, just maybe you may see me out there chasing with the rest of you in 3 years or so. I've forecasted New England weather pretty much all my life and this will be a big change in thinking!!
So any pointers any of you can give on forecasting in the southern Plains, and especially the Lubbock area would be appreciated very much!!
I'm just curious to find what sites do others go to when analyzing the different model data for severe weather potential, in addition to the normal surface and upper air analysis.
GEMPAK :) http://skywatch.org
Ditto the previous posts.
I also use NCEP,
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/
when I want to get a look at the newest runs as soon as possible. Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any other site beats NCEP for getting the latest data posted quickly. The data is posted on Earl's almost as quickly, though. NCEP's data is somewhat limited in scope, and there isn't any "zooming".
Here's another site that is apparently "experimental", but is also quite useful, and I like the way the update status is presented:
http://maps.fsl.noaa.gov/pig.cgi?13km_D2+sc+./
(You can switch to other regions on there, too, BTW.)
Yet another:
http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready/animations.html
I rarely use those last two, but choice is good, eh?
Patrick, IMO CoD would be just about the perfect site for models if it wasn't so ****amn late all the time... and sometimes missing data that never does show up. Gotta laugh at their regions a little, too. The bottom third of TX is chopped off the "Southern Plains" region maps, but pieces of MI and WI are on those. Probably not too many folks would call SW MI part of the "Southern Plains". And NE NM is in the "Great Lakes" region, but NW PA is not.
www.f5data.com - all the maps and at whatever zoom you want.
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