1) CONUS REGION

1b) Percent of Frozen Precip vs Precipitation Type

Forecast Hour 00-h 03-h 06-h 09-h 12-h 15-h 18-h 21-h 24-h 27-h 30-h 33-h 36-h 39-h 42-h 45-h 48-h 51-h 54-h 57-h 60-h 63-h 66-h 69-h 72-h 75-h 78-h 81-h 84-h

1c) Percent of Frozen Precip vs Instantaneous Precip Rate (mm/h)

Forecast Hour 00-h 03-h 06-h 09-h 12-h 15-h 18-h 21-h 24-h 27-h 30-h 33-h 36-h 39-h 42-h 45-h 48-h 51-h 54-h 57-h 60-h 63-h 66-h 69-h 72-h 75-h 78-h 81-h 84-h

1d) 24-h and 84-h Accumulated Precipitation

Forecast Hour CONUS/N America 00-24 h CONUS/N.America 12-36 h CONUS/N.America 24-48 h CONUS/N.America 36-60 h CONUS/N.America 48-72 h CONUS/N.America 60-84 h CONUS/N.America 0-84 h (Total Precip) CONUS/N.America 0-84 h (Total Conv Precip) Northeast CONUS 00-24 h Northeast CONUS 12-36 h Northeast CONUS 24-48 h Northeast CONUS 36-60 h Northeast CONUS 48-72 h Northeast CONUS 60-84 h Northeast CONUS 0-84 h Southeast CONUS 00-24 h Southeast CONUS 12-36 h Southeast CONUS 24-48 h Southeast CONUS 36-60 h Southeast CONUS 48-72 h Southeast CONUS 60-84 h Southeast CONUS 0-84 h North Central CONUS 00-24 h North Central CONUS 12-36 h North Central CONUS 24-48 h North Central CONUS 36-60 h North Central CONUS 48-72 h North Central CONUS 60-84 h North Central CONUS 0-84 h South Central CONUS 00-24 h South Central CONUS 12-36 h South Central CONUS 24-48 h South Central CONUS 36-60 h South Central CONUS 48-72 h South Central CONUS 60-84 h South Central CONUS 0-84 h Northwest CONUS 00-24 h Northwest CONUS 12-36 h Northwest CONUS 24-48 h Northwest CONUS 36-60 h Northwest CONUS 48-72 h Northwest CONUS 60-84 h Northwest CONUS 0-84 h Southwest CONUS 00-24 h Southwest CONUS 12-36 h Southwest CONUS 24-48 h Southwest CONUS 36-60 h Southwest CONUS 48-72 h Southwest CONUS 60-84 h Southwest CONUS 0-84 h

2) NORTH AMERICA REGION

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX,NAMB Combined NAMB-NAMX

Variable Sea Level pressure SLP, 3-h Accum precip (in) 3-h Accum convective precip(in) Visibility Visibility Components Precip rate Convective precip rate Total/convective precip rate combined Lowest Model Level Rime Factor 2-m Temperature Lowest Model Level Temperature Snow water equivalent 2-m Dew Point Temp 850 mb Heights, Temp 700 mb Heights, Precipitable Water 700 mb RH, Omega 500 mb Heights, Vorticity 500 mb Temperature 300 mb Heights, Wind Speed 300 mb Temperature 250 mb Heights, Wind Speed 250 mb Temperature 50 mb Temperature PBL Height based on TKE PBL Height based on Richardson Number Total Cloud Fraction Total Convective Cloud Fraction Low Cloud Fraction Middle Cloud Fraction High Cloud Fraction Cloud Top Temp Cloud Top Height Cloud Top Pressure Cloud Base Pressure Cloud Base Height Cloud Ceiling Height (Kft) Deep Conv Cloud Top P Deep Conv Cloud Bottom P Total Conv Cloud Top P Total Conv Cloud Bottom P Grid-scale Cloud Top P Grid-scale Cloud Bottom P Tot column cloud water+rain Tot column cloud ice+snow Tot column condensate Tot column supercooled water+melting ice Base height of supercooled liquid water layer Top height of supercooled liquid water layer 700-950mb Rime Factor,snow/rain/cloud water 50-600mb Rime Factor,snow/rain/cloud water Skin Temperature 0-10 cm Soil Temp 10-40 cm Soil Temp 40-100 cm Soil Temp 100-200 cm Soil Temp 0-10 cm Soil Moisture 10-40 cm Soil Moisture 40-100 cm Soil Moisture 100-200 cm Soil Moisture 0-10 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 10-40 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 40-100 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 100-200 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 0-100 cm Soil Moisture Availability Skin temp - 1st Layer Soil Temp Skin temp - Lowest model Layer Temp Sfc Downward Shortwave Flux Sfc Clear Sky Downward Shortwave Flux Sfc Downward Longwave Flux Sfc Upward Shortwave Flux Sfc Upward Longwave Flux Instantaneous Albedo Surface clear-sky Downward SW Flux Net Sfc Shortwave Flux Net Sfc Longwave Flux Net Sfc Shortwave+Longwave Flux 3/6-h Average Ground Heat Flux Latent Heat Flux Sensible Heat Flux Surface Energy Residual (CONUS only) Potential Evaporation Sfc Exchange Coefficient Lowest Level Q2 (2*TKE) 2nd Lowest Level Q2 (2*TKE) Sfc Friction Velocity Sfc Drag Coefficient Top of Atmosphere Brightness Temp (OLR) Top of Atmosphere Brightness Temp (NCAR) OLR and NCAR Brightness Temp Combined

3) SIMULATED GOES BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES

Channel 2 => 3.9 micron "shortwave infrared channel"

Channel 3 => 6.7 micron "water vapor channel"

Channel 4 => 10.7 micron "window channel"

Channel 5 => 12.0 micron "window channel" but with a different sensitivity to low-level moisture

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Region CONUS North America North Pacific Alaska Tropical Atlantic Central Pacific/Hawaii Northeast CONUS Southeast CONUS North Central CONUS South Central CONUS Northwest CONUS Southwest CONUS

Channel Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5

4) SIMULATED GOES BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES AND RADAR REFLECTIVITY

Full CONUS plot : Composite Reflectivity & GOES brightness temperature

Regional CONUS : 1 km AGL Reflectivity & GOES brightness temperature

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Region CONUS Northeast CONUS Southeast CONUS North Central CONUS South Central CONUS Northwest CONUS Southwest CONUS

Channel Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5

5) REGIONAL SURFACE FIELDS

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Region Northeast CONUS Southeast CONUS North Central CONUS South Central CONUS Northwest CONUS Southwest CONUS Gulf of Mexico Alaska

Field Sea Level Pressure, 3-h Accumulated Precip 10-m Wind, Sfc Height 10-m Wind, Isotachs 10-m Wind Gust Lowest Model Level Wind, Sfc Height (CONUS/Alaska only) Lowest Model Level Wind, Isotachs (CONUS/Alaska only) Shelter Temperature Shelter Dew Point Temperature 3-h Accumulated Precip 3-h Accumulated Convective Precip Precipitation Type (CONUS and Alaska) Percent of Frozen Precipitation (CONUS only) Precipitable Water Best (4-layer) CAPE Surface-based CAPE Best (4-layer) CIN Surface-based CIN Best CAPE,CIN Combined (CONUS/GMex) Total Cloud Fraction Low Cloud Fraction (CONUS/GMex) Middle Cloud Fraction (CONUS/GMex) High Cloud Fraction (CONUS/GMex) Total Column-Integrated Condensate Visibility Ceiling Height Composite Radar Reflectivity Radar Echo Top Height (CONUS only) Mean 150 mb AGL RH,Wind (CONUS) 3-h Accumulated Snow (in, CONUS) Snow Depth (in, CONUS)

5a) REGIONAL SURFACE FIELDS : CARIBBEAN SEA

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Field Sea Level Pressure 10-m Wind, Surface Height 10-m Wind, isotachs Shelter Temperature Shelter Dew Point Temperature 3-h Accumulated Precip 3-h Accumulated Convective Precip Precipitable Water Total Column-Integrated Condensate Visibility Ceiling Height

5b) REGIONAL SURFACE FIELDS : HAWAII

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Variable 3-h Accumulated Precip 10-m Wind, Surface Height 10-m Wind, isotachs Simulated Composite Radar Reflectivity Simulated Lowest Mdl Level Radar Reflectivity Shelter Temperature

5c) SPECIAL REGIONAL SURFACE FIELDS

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

New England 10-m Wind New England Shelter Temperature Chesapeake Bay 10-m Wind Central California Coast 10-m Wind Great Salt Lake 10-m Wind Pacific Northwest 10-m Wind Lake Erie/Ontario 10-m Wind Lake Michigan 10-m Wind Lake Superior 10-m Wind

6) TROPICAL REGION PLOTS : CENTRAL PACIFIC/HAWAII, NORTH/EAST PACIFIC, TROPICAL ATLANTIC

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Region Hawaii/Central Pacific North/Eastern Pacific Tropical Atlantic

Field Sea Level Pressure 3-h Accumulated Precip, SLP 3-h Accumulated Convective Precip Precipitable Water 10-m Wind 850 mb Wind 850 mb Wind, Streamlines 850 mb RH 700 mb RH, Vertical Velocity 500 mb Height, Vorticity 250 mb Height, Wind Speed 250 mb Wind, Streamlines 850-200 mb Wind Shear, 200 mb Streamlines Model OLR Brightness Temperature NCAR Brightness Temperature

7) REGIONAL PLOTS : ALASKA, NORTH ATLANTIC

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined

Region Alaska North Atlantic

Field Sea Level Pressure 3-h Accumulated Precip, SLP 3-h Accumulated Convective Precip Precipitable Water 10-m Wind 850 mb Wind 850 mb RH 700 mb RH, Vertical Velocity 500 mb Height, Vorticity 250 mb Height, Wind Speed Model OLR Brightness Temperature NCAR Brightness Temperature Best CAPE Instantaneous Total Precip Rate Instantaneous Convective Precip Rate

8) 00-H SOIL/SURFACE PARAMETERS

Snow cover (snow water equivalent) Sea Surface Temperature Sea Ice Coverage 0-10 cm Soil Moisture 10-40 cm Soil Moisture 40-100 cm Soil Moisture 100-200 cm Soil Moisture 0-10 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 10-40 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 40-100 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 100-200 cm Frozen Soil Moisture 0-10 cm Soil Temperature 10-40 cm Soil Temperature 40-100 cm Soil Temperature 100-200 cm Soil Temperature 0-200 cm Soil Moisture 0-100 cm Soil Moisture Availability Midday Albedo Storm Surface Runoff Baseflow-groundwater Runoff Surface Roughness Length Surface Terrian Height Greenness Fraction

9) FULL DOMAIN HEIGHT/TEMP/Q/WIND/SLP FIELDS

Model NAMX NAMB NAMX, NAMB Combined NAMB-NAMX

Variable Height Temperature Specific Humidity Wind SLP Pressure on PV Surface Theta on PV Surface

Level 1000 mb 850 mb 700 mb 500 mb 400 mb 300 mb 250 mb 200 mb 150 mb 100 mb 50 mb 20 mb SLP PV=1.5