Updated
58-28-2002 20:05 UTC
Jim's Weather Analysis WWW Page
Access NWS Wx
Bulletin page.
NWS/Storm Prediction Center:
Acronyms (used
at the StormPredictionCenter) Experimental
Forecast Products(incl Tornado forecast)
Current Watches in
effect Forecast
Products Today's
Convective Outlooks Mesoscale
Discussion
Image, 4-Panel
Montage of Southern Plains (Tx Ok Ks) depicting a variety of wx parameters
from CAPS/Wx.
Satellite Imagery sites
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UCAR Site Hi-res
visible (and infrared) satellite imagery sponsored and produced by the
University Center for Atmospheric Research.
Other Internet resources may be found there too.
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GOES Latest Images from NASA.
This site uses an alternative imagery display that is a composite of visible
and infrared.
Satellite Imagery, Visible, entire continental USA (CONUS)
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High-resolution
CONUS from UCAR in JPEG (jpg) format
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Colorized
CONUS from NASA in JPEG format. The coloring represents the several
wavelengths (infrared, shortwave infrared ... visible) the GOES satellite
sees.
Hi-res visible close-ups
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Wichita
Kansas (UCAR, jpg) showing Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Texas.
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Austin
Texas (UCAR, jpg) showing most of Texas, 2/3 of Oklahoma, some Mexico.
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DFW
(TNRCC, gif) The Dallas/Fort Worth area in N. Central Tx.
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Texas
(NASA, jpg) colorized view.
The lakes (Corp of Engineers Reservoirs) in N. Central Texas are
visible on the first three satellite images above - when using a good
JPEG (jpg) viewer. The JPEG viewers built-in to Netscape and Internet Explorer
really don't do JPEG images justice.
Surface and Upper air data plots/analysis
Unisys (former Purdue WXP) main image:
Satellite,
precip, isobars, wind rpts, station plots
NWS Field Office
Fax Charts (up'd 06-05-01) in ".tif" format require a 'TIFF'
graphics viewer.
PSC Hurricane tracking
page, also the http://vortex.plymouth.edu/tropical.html
"tropical" Wx page
Weather symbol reference (as found on surface-plot maps) may be found
at
Wx symbol ref chart
National
Radar: EarthWatch
(jpg).
Note: The URL "http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/us/"
which was the source for the wx analysis data I had linked below is not
currently being updated. The recommended alternative source instead is
Center
for Analysis & Prediction of Storms,University of
OK
Various wx image info constently in the process of being updated:
The sites OSU
(directories severe
surfaceupperair)
and UCAR are where the links
below detailed are linked to.
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Natl
Surface Map showing temp, dewpoint, fronts and national RADAR summary
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All data,
Station Plots, Surface, from wx stations in TX, OK, NM, AR (UCAR)
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CAPE - Convective
Available Potential Energy (OSU)
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Convective
temp (K)
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Dew point,
surface - (UCAR)
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Divergence
(OSU?)
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Energy
index (cal)
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Humidity,
Relative, at Lower (850 mb) level (OSU)
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K index
(OSU)
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Lifted
Index (OSU)
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Moisture,
Surface advection (OSU?)
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Precip,
24 hr total (UCAR)
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Pressure,
Surface, also wind vectors
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Precipable
water (OSU)
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Snow depth
(UCAR)
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Temperature
(UCAR)
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Temperature,
Surface, also pressure/isobars
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Temps,
National, Station plots
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Visibility
and Current wx
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Winds,
Upper Level (Jet stream, 250 mb) Wind speed, direction (OSU)
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Winds, Upper
level (Jet Stream) analysis from: squall.sfsu.edu
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Winds,
Low Level (850 mb) Wind speed, direction (OSU)
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500 mb
hgt and abs vorticity (OSU)
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1000-500
mb thickness (m) (OSU)
Severe Weather Indices from: http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/severe.html
(added 06-05-2001)
