Trends with the GOES-R Convective Initiation product can be useful to find areas for potential convective initiation.

Here is an example where the concentration and values of convective initiation pixels increased across west central Florida:

The forcing and shear was very weak, so finding areas where convective initiation was expected was non-trivial.

An hour later, substantial radar echoes developed across that part of Florida:

This tool could be very useful in weakly forced environments, where there is uncertainty in areas of convective initiation.

Polarimetric Researcher