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High Resolution NWP Reflectivity Comparison

Select a WRF based high resolution simulation below and then hover over the forecast hour to display the corresponding low level reflectivity forecast. The product is the 1km Reflectivity unless noted as (cr) for composite or (sfc) for surface. Click on the check box to animate. Be sure to pay attention to the model run time and forecast valid times. Note the new 12 UTC NSSL ARW runs!

Hourly - High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) - 00 UTC | 01 UTC | 02 UTC | 03 UTC | 04 UTC | 05 UTC | 06 UTC | 07 UTC | 08 UTC | 09 UTC | 10 UTC | 11 UTC | 12 UTC | 13 UTC | 14 UTC | 15 UTC | 16 UTC | 17 UTC | 18 UTC | 19 UTC | 20 UTC | 21 UTC | 22 UTC | 23 UTC
00 UTC - NCEP HiRes Window NMM | NCEP SPC NMM | NCEP SPC NMM (cr) | NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest | CHS NMM (cr) | LWX NMM 4N (sfc) | LWX NMM 12G (sfc) | NC Climate Office ARW (sfc) | NCEP HiRes Window ARW | NSSL ARW | NSSL ARW Sea Breeze | LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RAH ARW | RNK ARW (sfc)
03 UTC - LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RNK ARW (sfc)
06 UTC - NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest LWX NMM 4N (sfc) | LWX NMM 12G (sfc) | LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RAH ARW | RNK ARW (sfc)
09 UTC - LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RNK ARW (sfc)
12 UTC - NCEP HiRes Window NMM | NCEP SPC NMM | NCEP SPC NMM (cr) | NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest | CHS NMM (cr) | LWX NMM 4N (sfc) | LWX NMM 12G (sfc) | NC Climate Office ARW (sfc) | NCEP HiRes Window ARW | NSSL ARW | NSSL ARW Sea Breeze | LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RAH ARW | RNK ARW (sfc)
15 UTC - LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RNK ARW (sfc)
18 UTC - NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest | CHS NMM (cr) | LWX NMM 4N (sfc) | LWX NMM 12G (sfc) | LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RAH ARW | RNK ARW (sfc)
21 UTC - LWX ARW 4N (sfc) | RNK ARW (sfc)
Current run from either 00 UTC, 06 UTC, 12 UTC, or 18 UTC - CAE NMM (cr)

00 UTC State Climate Office of NC - Surface Reflectivity
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f00 f01 f02 f03 f04 f05 f06 f07 f08 f09 f10 f11 f12 f13 f14 f15 f16 f17 f18 f19 f20 f21 f22 f23 f24 f25 f26 f27 f28 f29 f30 f31 f32 f33 f34 f35 f36 f37 f38 f39 f40 f41 f42 f43 f44 f45 f46 f47 f48 f49 f50 f51 f52 f53 f54 f55 f56 f57 f58 f59 f60 f61 f62 f63 f64 f65 f66 f67 f68 f69 f70 f71 f72


Additional Model Details

A reference chart that contains information on the various high resolution NWP sources including model configuration, initial/boundary conditions, and parameterization is available here. Comments or if you find this service useful, please let us know !

NCEP model status information is available via the NCEP Production Suite Status Page.
Status information on the HiResWindow runs is available via the HiResWindow log.
Information on which tropical cyclones are being simulated by the HWRF and could be precluding the HiResWindow runs is available on the Tropical Guidance Page on NCEP's Model Analyses and Guidance web site.


Additional Model Output

00 UTC -
CHS NMM
NC Climate Office ARW
NCEP HiRes Window NMM
NCEP SPC NMM
NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest
NCEP HiRes Window ARW
NSSL ARW
LWX ARW 4N
LWX NMM 4N
LWX NMM 12G
RAH ARW
RNK ARW

06 UTC -
CHS NMM
NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest
LWX ARW 4N
LWX NMM 4N
LWX NMM 12G
RAH ARW
RNK ARW

12 UTC -
CHS NMM
NC Climate Office ARW
NCEP HiRes Window NMM
NCEP SPC NMM
NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest
NCEP HiRes Window ARW
NSSL ARW
LWX ARW 4N
LWX NMM 4N
LWX NMM 12G
RAH ARW
RNK ARW

18 UTC -
CHS NMM
NCEP CONUS NAM NMMB Nest
LWX ARW 4N
LWX NMM 4N
LWX NMM 12G
RAH ARW
RNK ARW

Hourly -
High Resolution Rapid Refresh



References

Recent research has shown that convection allowing high resolution NWP reflectivity forecasts can be useful in the forecast process when used appropriately. The journal articles below provide some additional information on this relatively new tool for forecasters.

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