Real-time mesoscale model 5 (MM5) 26-hour weather forecast for the
Western US with an emphasis on California
Twice daily forecasts at 00 UTC and 12 UTC
Output Web products usually available by 9:30 AM/PM PST (17:30 and
5:30 UTC)
Forecast results for the three model domains:
Western US
27 km resolution
California and Nevada
9 km resolution
Southern California
3 km resolution
For more results use the links in the bar above. Here is a
short description of each type of results:
Surface winds, pressure, temperature
-- main model results. Given for all three domains as 6-hour-increment
forecasts (starting 8 hours into the run) and 1-hour-increment animations
for the 3-km and 9-km grids for the whole forecast.
Additional meteorological fields --
additional model outputs such as precipitation, upper-level winds,
and vertical soundings, given for all domains as 6-hour-increment
forecasts (starting 8 hours into the run).
Time series -- time series of wind
speed, wind direction, and temperature at selected West Coast NDBC
buoys.
Verification -- comparison of past model forecasts and measured
wind speed, wind direction, and temperature at 21 NDBC
buoys. Latest verification is for the run started 24 hours prior to
the current run.
For more information about the model setup and computer cluster click
here
