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Data Parameters

Enhanced

Multi-Parameter

MSLP and 500mb Height
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation Type 1 Hr (in)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation Type 1 Hr (mm)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation Type 3 Hr (in)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation Type 3 Hr (mm)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation Type 6 Hr (in)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation Type 6 Hr (mm)
MSLP, 850mb Temperature and Precipitation 6 Hr (in)
MSLP, 850mb Temperature and Precipitation 6 Hr (mm)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation 6 Hr (in)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation 6 Hr (mm)

Severe Weather

0-6km Shear (m/s²)
Helicity Shear (m²/s²)
K-Index Shear (°C)
Surface CAPE (J/kg)  

Surface Moisture

2m Dew Point Temperature (°C)
2m Dew Point Temperature (°F)
2m Relative Humidity (%)
Precipitable Water (in)
Precipitable Water (mm)
PWAT Anomaly (sigma)
PWAT Anomaly [Percent of Normal] (%)
Visibility (mi)  (presented in metric for international maps)

Surface Precipitation

Composite Reflectivity (dBZ)
Precipitation Total (in)
Precipitation Total (mm)
Precipitation Total 1 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 1 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 3 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 3 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 6 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 6 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 12 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 12 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 24 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 24 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 48 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 48 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 72 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 72 hr (mm)
Precipitation Total 96 hr (in)
Precipitation Total 96 hr (mm)

Surface Pressure

MSLP (hPa)
MSLP Anomaly (hPa)
MSLP Normalized Anomaly (sigma)
MSLP Change 3 Hr (hPa)

Surface Temperature

2m Temperature (°F)
2m Temperature (°C)
2m Anomaly (°F)
2m Anomaly (°C)
2m Apparent Temperature (°F)
2m Apparent Temperature (°C)
2m Anomaly 1 Day (°F)
2m Anomaly 1 Day (°C)
2m Model Run-to-Run Change (°F)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Max] (°F)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Max] (°C)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Min] (°F)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Min] (°C)
2m Temperature Change 3 Hr (°F)
2m Temperature Change 24 Hr (°F)
1000mb - 500mb Thickness (Δ dm)
850mb -700mb Thickness (Δ dm)

Surface Wind

10m Wind Gust (km/h)
10m Wind Gust (kts)
10m Wind Gust (mph)
10m Wind Gust Swath (km/h)
10m Wind Gust Swath (kts)
10m Wind Gust Swath (mph)
10m Wind Speed (km/h)
10m Wind Speed (kts)
10m Wind Speed (mph)

Surface Winter

Kuchera 24 Hr Snowfall (in)
Kuchera 24 Hr Snowfall (cm)
Snow Total (10:1 Ratio) (in)
Snow Total (10:1 Ratio) (cm)
Kuchera Snowfall Total (in)
Kuchera Snowfall Total (cm)
Snowfall 1 Hr (in)
Snowfall 1 Hr (cm)
Snowfall 3 Hr (in)
Snowfall 3 Hr (cm)
Snowfall 6 Hr (in)
Snowfall 6 Hr (cm)
Snowfall 12 Hr (in)
Snowfall 12 Hr (cm)
Snowfall 24 Hr (in)
Snowfall 24 Hr (cm)
Snowfall 2 Day (in)
Snowfall 2 Day (cm)
Snowfall 3 Day (in)
Snowfall 3 Day (cm)
Snowfall 4 Day (in)
Snowfall 4 Day (cm)
Snowfall 5 Day (in)
Snowfall 5 Day (cm)
Snowfall 7 Day (in)
Snowfall 7 Day (cm)
Sleet Total (in)
Sleet Total (mm)
Freezing Rain Total (in)
Freezing Rain Total (mm)

Upper Air Heights

500 mb Geopotential Height (dm)
500 mb Geopotential Height (dm) and Wind Speed (kts)
500 mb Model Run-to-Run Change (m)
500 mb Height Anomaly (m)
500 mb Height Anomaly 1 Day (m)
500 mb Anomaly (sigma)
500 mb Geopotential Height (dm) and 500 mb Vorticity (s^-1)
700 mb Geopotential Height (dm) and 700 mb Vorticity (s^-1)
850 mb Geopotential Height (dm) and 850 mb Vorticity (s^-1) 

Upper Air Moisture

Total Cloud Cover (%)
925 mb Relative Humidity (%)
850 mb Relative Humidity (%)
700 mb Relative Humidity (%)
500 mb Relative Humidity (%)
300 mb Relative Humidity (%)
200 mb Relative Humidity (%)

Upper Air Stratosphere

10 mb Anomaly 1 Day (°C)
30 mb Anomaly 1 Day (°C)
50 mb Anomaly 1 Day (°C)
10 mb Height Anomaly (m)
30 mb Height Anomaly (m)
50 mb Height Anomaly (m)

Upper Air Temperature

925 mb Temperature (°C)
850 mb Temperature (°C)
700 mb Temperature (°C)
500 mb Temperature (°C)
300 mb Temperature (°C)
850 mb Temperature Anomaly (°C)
850 mb Temperature Anomaly 1 Day Average (°C)

Upper Air Wind

925 mb Wind Speed (kts) and MSLP (hPa)
900 mb Wind Speed (kts) and MSLP (hPa)
900 mb Wind Speed (kts) and Geopotential Heights (dm)
850 mb Wind Speed (kts) and MSLP (hPa)
850 mb Wind Speed (kts) and Geopotential Heights (dm)
700 mb Wind Speed (kts)
500 mb Wind Speed (kts)
300 mb Wind Speed (kts)
250 mb Wind Speed (kts)
200 mb Wind Speed (kts)
850 mb - 250 mb Wind Shear (kts)
850 mb - 200 mb Wind Shear (kts)
Basic

Multi-Parameter

MSLP and 500mb Height
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation 6 Hr (in)
MSLP, 1000-500mb Thickness and Precipitation 6 Hr (mm)

Severe Weather

Surface CAPE (J/kg)

Surface Moisture

2m Dew Point Temperature (°C)
2m Dew Point Temperature (°F)
Visibility (mi)  (presented in metric for international maps)

Surface Precipitation

Precipitation Total (in)
Precipitation Total (mm)

Surface Pressure

MSLP (hPa)

Surface Temperature

2m Temperature (°F)
2m Temperature (°C)
2m Apparent Temperature (°F)
2m Apparent Temperature (°C)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Max] (°F)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Max] (°C)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Min] (°F)
2m Temperature [6 Hr Min] (°C)
1000mb - 500mb Thickness (Δ dm)
850mb -700mb Thickness (Δ dm)

Surface Wind

10m Wind Speed (km/h)
10m Wind Speed (kts)
10m Wind Speed (mph)

Surface Winter

Snow Total (10:1 Ratio) (in)
Snow Total (10:1 Ratio) (cm)
Kuchera Snowfall Total (in)
Kuchera Snowfall Total (cm)
Sleet Total (in)
Sleet Total (mm)

Upper Air Heights

500 mb Geopotential Height (dm)
500 mb Height Anomaly (m)
500 mb Anomaly (sigma)

Upper Air Moisture

Total Cloud Cover (%)

Upper Air Stratosphere

  

Upper Air Temperature

850 mb Temperature (°C)
500 mb Temperature (°C)

Upper Air Wind

850 mb Wind Speed (kts) and Geopotential Heights (dm)
700 mb Wind Speed (kts)
500 mb Wind Speed (kts)
300 mb Wind Speed (kts)
250 mb Wind Speed (kts)
200 mb Wind Speed (kts)

Model Regions

Enhanced

Global and Continental

Continental > Africa
Continental > Asia
Continental > Australia
Continental > Canada
Continental > Europe
Continental > North America Zoomed Out
Continental > North America
Continental > South America
Continental > United States (CONUS only)
Global > Equatorial
Global > Northern Hemisphere
Global > Southern Hemisphere
Sub-Continental > Middle East
Sub-Continental > New Zealand

U.S. Regions

Central
Columbia River Basin
Dakotas - North and South
Deep South
East
Great Lakes
Illinois and Indiana
Illinois/St. Louis/Missouri
Mid Atlantic
New England
North Central
Northeast
North Plains
Northwest
North and South Carolina
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Rio Grande
Rockies
Shenandoah
Sierras
South Central
Southeast
Southwest
Southern Appilachians
Upper Midwest
West
Western US - Zoomed

U.S. Cities

Albany
Anchorage
Atlanta
Austin/San Antonio
Birmingham
Boston
Boulder
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbia
Columbus
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Denver
Detroit
Elko
Great Falls
Greensboro
Greenville/Spartanburg
Harrisburg
Hartford
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Minneapolis
Monterey
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Paducah
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Raleigh
Reno
Sacramento
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Starkville
State College
Syracuse
Tallahassee
Tampa
Washington, D.C.
Wilmington

Asia and Africa

Africa > East Africa
Africa > Egypt
Africa > North Africa
Africa > South Africa
Africa > West Africa
Asia > China
Asia > India
Asia > Indonesia
Asia > Japan
Asia > Korean Peninsula
Asia > Philippines
Asia > Southeast Asia
Asia > Taiwan
Asia > Vietnam

Australia

Darwin
New South Wales
Queensland
West Australia

Europe

Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Scandinavia
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Middle East

Iran
Israel
Kuwait
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates

North America > Canada

Central Canada
Eastern Canada
Newfoundland
Ontario
St. Lawrence
Western Canada
Cities > Montreal
Cities > Ottawa
Cities > Thunder Bay
Cities > Toronto
Cities > Vancouver
Regions > Alberta and British Columbia
Regions > British Columbia
Regions > Praries

North America > Mexico

Baja
Mexico
North Central Mexico
Southwest Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula

Oceanic

Arabian Sea
Atlantic Basin
Atlantic - Central
Atlantic - Eastern Tropical
Atlantic - North
Atlantic - Northwest
Atlantic - South
Atlantic - Southeast U.S.
Atlantic - Wide View
Bahamas
Bermuda
Caribbean
Fiji/Somoan Islands
Greater Antilles
Guam
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Hawaii
Indian Ocean Basin
Indian Ocean - South
Japan
Lesser Antilles
Mediterranean Sea
North Indian Ocean
Pacific Basin
Pacific Basin - Wide View
Pacific - Central
Pacific - East
Pacific - North Central
Pacific - Northeast
Pacific - Northern Wide View
Pacific - Northwest
Pacific -  West
Pacific -  West Zoomed
Puerto Rico
Red Sea
South China Sea
Southwest Indian Ocean
Tahiti

South America

Brazil
Central South America
Northern South America
Northeast Brazil
Rio de Janeiro 
Southern South America
Southern Brazil
Basic

Global and Continental

Continental > Africa
Continental > Asia
Continental > Australia
Continental > Canada
Continental > Europe
Continental > North America Zoomed Out
Continental > North America
Continental > South America
Continental > United States (CONUS only)
Global > Equatorial
Global > Northern Hemisphere
Global > Southern Hemisphere
Sub-Continental > Middle East
Sub-Continental > New Zealand

Oceanic

Atlantic - Wide View
Indian Ocean Basin
Pacific Basin - Wide View

Model Lead Times and Temporal Resolution

Enhanced

Lead Times

Hourly out to 48 hours
3-Hourly out to Day 5
6-Hourly out to Day 15

Model Availability

ASAP

Model Run Times

00z, 06z, 12z, 18z
Basic

Lead Times

12-Hourly to day 10

Model Availability

2-Hour Delay

Model Run Times

00z and 12z
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