Convective Decay Using LightningCast

We found LightningCast to be very useful for the decay of pulse-severe type convection. While the probs jumping up were great for CI, the opposite is true for cessation. The loop below demonstrates LightningCast signifying the cluster of cells decaying as they move across the JAX CWA, while remaining in a generally low-end GLM FED and a near constant ice phase. In other words, the LightningCast was a little quicker to jump on weakening trends than satellite data. This would also be very useful for DSS where we can brief a partner with an outdoor event with a quantitative probability that lightning will be over at their point within 60 minutes.

-millibar

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