Single radar AZ Shear would be very beneficial to the field offices. While the merged Az Shear is useful in assisting with various trends (per se) and overall placement of stronger values, having the single radar data provides the fastest information to the forecaster with the best resolution. During a real-time situation, having instant data rather than data that is ~2 to 3 min old can make a significant difference.

This image shows the single radar AZ Shear data on the left, with the merged 0-2km on the bottom right, and merged 3-6km on the top right. The place marker in each image shows where the “area of warning interest” is currently located.