DGEX Project Objective

• Provide NWS Forecast Offices With a First Guess National Digital Forecaster Database (NDFD) Eight Day Forecast Grid Derived from the Meso Eta Forecast Model

• Reduce the Effort Required for the WFO Forecaster to Create an Eight Day Forecast Grid for the Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS)

  • GFS Grids Currently Distributed are Too Coarse in Vertical and Horizontal Resolution to Provide an Acceptable First Guess – Especially in Areas of Complex Terrain