‘Mostly’Satellite+Radar

North AmericanMesoscale

NMM

North American Ensemble Forecast System

GlobalForecastSystem

Rapid Updatefor AviationGSD’s RUC

CLIMATE CFS

~3.5B Obs / Day

Where We Fit Into NCEP’s Model SuiteItems in BROWN are MMB’s worry

GFS + MOM3/4Coupled

Global DataAssimilation

Air Quality

NMM + ARW

Dispersion, Ash,Smoke & DustARL’s HYSPLIT

Severe Weather

OceansHYCOM

WaveWatch III

NAM + EPA/ ARL’s CMAQ

Hurricane GFDL

HWRF (NMM)

Regional DataAssimilation

NMM + ARW +ETA + RSM

GFS + Canadian Global +… Very Short Range Ensemble ForecastsTime-Lagged RUC+NAM

Short-RangeEnsemble Forecast

2009NAM• WRF-NMM (Egrid)• GSI analysis• 4/Day = 6 hr update• Forecasts to 84 hours• 12 km horizontal• 60 layers with 2 mb

top• 12 hr pre-forecast

assimilation period with 3hr updates (catch-up)

RUC• Non-WRF RUC model• RUC 3DVAR analysis• 24/Day = hourly update• Forecasts to 18 hours• 13 km horizontal• 50 layers with 50 mb top• Continuous forward cycle

with no pre-forecast assimilation period

RUC-13 CONUS domain

2010-2011NAM

• NEMS based NMM• Bgrid replaces Egrid• Parent remains at 12 km• Multiple Nests Run to ~48hr

– ~4 km CONUS nest– ~6 km Alaska nest– ~3 km HI & PR nests, and/or a

~1.5-2km DHS/FireWeather/IMET ~1.5-2km DHS/FireWeather/IMET are possible

Rapid Refresh• WRF-based ARW• NCEP’s GSI analysis• Expanded 13 km Domain

to include Alaska• Experimental 3 km HRRR

RUC-13 CONUS domain

WRF-Rapid Refresh domain – 2010

Original CONUS domain

Experimental 3 km HRRR

2012-2013NAM/Rapid Refresh ENSEMBLE

(NRRE)• NEMS-based NMMB & ARW prediction models• Both initialized with same GSI analysis code• Common NAM parent domain at 10-12 km• Initially ~6 member ensemble made up of equal

numbers of NMMB- & ARW-based configurations• Hourly updated with forecasts to 24 hours• NMMB & ARW control data assimilation cycles

with 3 hour pre-forecast period (catch-up) with hourly updating

• NAM 84 hr forecasts are extensions of the 00z, 06z, 12z, & 18z runs.

2012-2013High Resolution Rapid Refresh ENSEMBLE

(HRRRE)• Each member of NRRE contains

– 3 km CONUS and Alaskan nests– Control runs initialized with radar data

• Positions NWS+NCEP+ESRL to – Provide NextGen Enroute A N D Terminal guidance– Provide PROBABILITY guidance– Improve assimilation capabilities with radar & satellite– Tackle Warn-on-Forecast as resolutions evolve towards ~1 km

• NAM nests are extensions of the 00z, 06z, 12z & 18Z runs.

Both NRRE and HRRRE Require Bigger NCEP Computer

NCEP Production SuiteWeather, Ocean & Climate Forecast Systems

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