NAM Fire Weather High Resolution Nested Runs

LATEST RUN IS FROM 12Z 05/19/2013

This page will show selected fields from the most recent 00z, 06z, 12z, and 18z NAM High Resolution "Fire Weather" nested run. This nest runs inside either NAM CONUS or Alaska nest. It runs to 36-h and has a resolution of 1.333 km (if in CONUS) or 1.5 km (if in Alaska).

DISCLAIMER: Not all lakes depicted on these maps are considered water points in the Fire Weather nest; only those lakes resolved by the MMAB RTG_SST_HR analysis resolved by this run.

Parameter 12Z 05/19/2013 Run 06Z 05/19/2013 Run 00Z 05/19/2013 Run 18Z 05/18/2013 Run
Latitude/Longitude of Center 37.5, -96.0 37.5, -96.0 38.5, -99.0 38.5, -99.0
Highways X X X X
Haines Index X X X X
Ventilation Rate X X X X
Transport Wind, Terrain Height X X X X
PBL Height X X X X
PBL Height (Based on Richardson Number) X X X X
1-H Minimum Relative Humidity, 10-m Wind X X X X
Sea-level Pressure, 1-h Accumulated Precip, 10-m Wind X X X X
1-h Accumulated Convective Precip, 10-m Wind X X X X
Categorical Precipitation Type X X X X
Percent Frozen Precipitation X X X X
Composite Radar Reflectivity, 10-m Wind X X X X
1000 m AGL Radar Reflectivity, 10-m Wind X X X X
300 MB Most Unstable CAPE X X X X
Maximum 1-h Updraft Vertical Velocity X X X X
Maximum 1-h Downdraft Vertical Velocity X X X X
Maximum 2-5 km Updraft Helicity X X X X
Shelter (2-m) Temperature, 10-m Wind X X X X
Shelter (2-m) Dew Point Temperature, 10-m Wind X X X X
Shelter (2-m) Relative Humidity, 10-m Wind X X X X
Terrain Height, 10-m Wind X X X X
10-m Wind Speed X X X X
10-m Wind Speed Gust X X X X
Total Column Precipitable Water X X X X
Total Column Condensate X X X X
925 mb Height, Wind X X X X
850 mb Height, Temperature X X X X
700 mb Height, RH X X X X
500 mb Height, Wind X X X X
250 mb Height, Wind X X X X
250 mb Wind Speed X X X X

Get the NAM Fire Weather Nest forecasts for the previous 7 days here (link opens a new window):

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