Comparison of NCEP HiResWindow Forecast Reflectivity Imagery with Observed CONUS

Reflectivity Imagery for the December 25-26, 2010 Winter Storm

Jonathan BlaesNOAA/NWS Raleigh, NC

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts from 00 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts from 12 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow forecast from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow forecast from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts from 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts verifying at 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/25

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts verifying at 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/24

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts verifying at 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/26

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts verifying at 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)12 hr reflectivity fcst valid 00 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 00 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow forecasts verifying at 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/25

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)48 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 00 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)36 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow fcst from 12 UTC 12/26

NCEP HiResWindow NMM (upper left)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

NCEP HiResWindow ARW (upper right)24 hr reflectivity fcst valid 12 UTC 12/27

CONUS reflectivityValid 12 UTC 12/27