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surface fluxes
SLP, 1000-500 mb
Thickness
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
SLP, 6-H Accumulated
Precipitation (in)
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
0-84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
SLP, Alaska 6-H Accumulated
Precipitation (in)
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
24-H Accumulated
Precipitation (in)
00-24h
12-36h
24-48h
36-60h
48-72h
60-84h
Precipitation Type
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
6-H Accumulated
Convective
Precipitation (in)
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
Shelter
Temperature (deg C)
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Alaska Shelter
Temperature (deg C)
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
N. America
Alaska
NAM
X
X
NAMB
X
X
NAMX
X
X
NAM,NAMB
X
X
NAM,NAMX
X
X
NAMX,NAMB
X
X
NAMB-NAM
X
X
NAMX-NAM
X
X
NAMB-NAMX
X
X
Combined NAMX-NAM,
NAMB-NAMX
X
Total Column
Precipitable Water (mm)
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
Total Cloud
Fraction (%)
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
Total Column
Condensate
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
850 mb Temp, Height
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
850 mb Wind
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
Wind differences
NAMB-
NAMNAMX-
NAMNAMX-
NAMB
850mb (East)
X
X
X
700mb (Central)
X
X
X
700mb (West)
X
X
X
700mb Height and RH
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
700mb Vertical Velocity
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
700mb Temperature
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
500mb Height
and Vorticity
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
500mb Wind
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
250mb Height
and Wind Speed (kt)
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX,NAM
NAMX,NAMB
250mb Wind
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
250mb Temperature
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
50mb Temperature
00h
06h
12h
18h
24h
30h
36h
42h
48h
54h
60h
66h
72h
78h
84h
Model
LoopDifference
LoopCombined
Loop
NAM
NAMB
NAMB-NAM
NAMB,NAM
NAMX
NAMX-NAM
NAMX,NAM
NAMB-NAMX
NAMX,NAMB
6-h averaged
surface fluxes
NAM
NAMB
NAMX
Downward
short-waveX
X
X
Downward
long-waveX
X
X
Upward
short-waveX
X
X
Upward
long-waveX
X
X
Net short-wave
X
X
X
Net long-wave
X
X
X
Net short-wave
+ long-waveX
X
X
Latent heat
X
X
X
Sensible heat
X
X
X
Ground heat
X
X
X
NAM,
NAMBNAM,
NAMXNAMB,
NAMX
Downward
short-waveX
X
X
Downward
long-waveX
X
X
Upward
short-waveX
X
X
Upward
long-waveX
X
X
Net short-wave
X
X
X
Net long-wave
X
X
X
Net short-wave
+ long-waveX
X
X
Latent heat
X
X
X
Sensible heat
X
X
X
Ground heat
X
X
X