It’s becoming increasingly evident that 3D-VAR’s maximum composite updraft and max divergence above 8km can be utilized as a good “head’s up” display of the largest storms on the scope. This can be seen in the image below.

It’s becoming increasingly evident that 3D-VAR’s maximum composite updraft and max divergence above 8km can be utilized as a good “head’s up” display of the largest storms on the scope. This can be seen in the image below.
