GFS-Initialized Pacific Northwest WRF Weather Forecasts

Updated: Wed Apr 16 21:54:02 PDT 2008     Next Update: Wed Apr 16 22:02:00 PDT 2008


The WRF-GFS run for 2008041612 is not yet available, here is the most recently available page. WRF-GFS 36 km Domain
Initialized 2008041412 UTC
5 am PDT Mon 14 Apr 2008
These WRF forecasts will become operational, replacing the MM5-GFS run, in early March 2008. See the new snow graphics below. For more WRF-GFS info, click here.

ProductLoop By TypeForecast Hour
36km
All Types		 Loop by Hour
Now excludes soundings		 L 0 L 3 L 6 L 9 L12 L15 L18 L21 L24 L27 L30 L33 L36 L39 L42 L45 L48 L51 L54 L57 L60 L63 L66 L69 L72
36km
Surface		 SLP, 10 m winds, topography or 925 mb temp LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA SLP, 10 m winds, 925 mb T LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
1000 to 500 mb thickness LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Maximum Convective available potential energy LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Surface (2m) temperature LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA Surface (2m) temperature LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Downward solar radiation at the surface LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Soil Moisture Availability LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
Constant Height
Western WA		 1000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
2000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
3000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
4000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
5000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
850 mb		 850 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 850 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
850 mb heights, relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 850 mb relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
700 mb		 700 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
700 mb heights, relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
700 mb vertical velocity, horizontal winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
500 mb		 500 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
500 mb heights, relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
500 mb heights, absolute vorticity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
300 mb		 300 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
300 mb wind isotachs LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
Precip		 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Subdomain 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Subdomain 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
Subdomain 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
Western WA 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
36km
Cloud		 High level Cloud Water (above 20K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Mid level Cloud Water (between 10K and 20K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Low level Cloud Water (between 3K and 10K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Near surface Cloud Water (between sfc and 3K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Column-integrated cloud water LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
36km
Cross
Sections
Map of 36km
Cross Section
Locations		 Total Cloud Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Cloud Ice Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Total Precip Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Rain Water Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Snow Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Graupel Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Snow Cover InitializationSnow Cover Plots not yet available
Directory Listing for All 36km Graphics

The WRF-GFS run for 2008041612 is not yet available, here is the most recently available page. WRF-GFS 12 km Domain
Initialized 2008041412 UTC
5 am PDT Mon 14 Apr 2008
These WRF forecasts will become operational, replacing the MM5-GFS run, in early March 2008. See the new snow graphics below. For more WRF-GFS info, click here.

ProductLoop By TypeForecast Hour
12km
All Types		 Loop by Hour
Now excludes soundings		 L 0 L 3 L 6 L 9 L12 L15 L18 L21 L24 L27 L30 L33 L36 L39 L42 L45 L48 L51 L54 L57 L60 L63 L66 L69 L72
12km
Surface		 SLP, 10 m winds, topography or 925 mb temp LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Subdomain SLP, 10 m winds, 925 mb T or topography LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA SLP, 10 m winds, 925 mb T LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
1000 to 500 mb thickness LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Maximum Convective available potential energy LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Surface (2m) temperature LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA Surface (2m) temperature LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Surface (10m) wind speed LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA Surface (10m) wind speed LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Surface relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Downward solar radiation at the surface LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA Downward solar radiation at the surface LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Soil Moisture Availability LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
Constant Height
Western WA		 1000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
2000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
3000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
4000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
5000 ft, pressure, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
850 mb		 850 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Subdomain 850 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 850 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
850 mb heights, relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 850 mb relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
700 mb		 700 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
700 mb heights, relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
700 mb vertical velocity, horizontal winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
500 mb		 500 mb heights, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
500 mb heights, relative humidity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
500 mb heights, absolute vorticity LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
300 mb		 300 mb wind isotachs LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
Precip		 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
OR 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
ID 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Subdomain 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 1-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
OR 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
ID 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Subdomain 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 3-hour precipitation LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
WA 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
OR 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
ID 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
Subdomain 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
Western WA 24-hour precipitation LOOP 36 48 60 72
12km
Cloud		 High level Cloud Water (above 20K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Mid level Cloud Water (between 10K and 20K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Low level Cloud Water (between 3K and 10K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Near surface Cloud Water (between sfc and 3K feet) LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Column-integrated cloud water LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
Snow		 1-hour snowfall LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 1-hour snowfall LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
3-hour snowfall LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 3-hour snowfall LOOP 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
1000 ft temperature, wind and snow mixing ratio LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Freezing level AGL LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Probability of frozen precipitation LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 1000 ft temperature, wind and snow mixing ratio LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 2000 ft temperature, wind and snow mixing ratio LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 3000 ft temperature, wind and snow mixing ratio LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 4000 ft temperature, wind and snow mixing ratio LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
WA 5000 ft temperature, wind and snow mixing ratio LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Western WA 925 mb Snow Mixing Ratio, temperature, winds LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
Cross
Sections
Map of 12km
Cross Section
Locations		 Total Cloud Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Cloud Ice Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Total Precip Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Rain Water Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Snow Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
Graupel Mixing Ratio Cross Section:
E.Pac - Sea-Tac - Montana		 LOOP 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
12km
St. Helens
Trajectories		 8,000 ft LOOP 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
12,000 ft LOOP 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
18,000 ft LOOP 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
24,000 ft LOOP 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
30,000 ft LOOP 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Air Quality and Fire Weather Maps
Soundings
Meteograms
Time-Height Sections
Snow Cover InitializationSnow Cover Plots not yet available
Directory Listing for All 12km Graphics

The WRF-GFS run for 2008041612 is not yet available, here is the most recently available page. WRF-GFS 4 km Domain
Initialized 2008041412 UTC
5 am PDT Mon 14 Apr 2008

ProductLoop By TypeForecast Hour

The WRF-GFS run for 2008041612 is not yet available, here is the most recently available page. 4 km domain and subdomain images begin at forecast hour 0 and begin approximately 10 minutes after the 36/12-km run completes. They are not yet available for the 2008041412 run.

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