Visiting scientists and NWS forecasters visiting the EWP this week have begun looking at real-time data with the promise of some exciting weather over OK this evening. We are currently examining the SATCAST and UWCI products in combination with the multi-radar multi-sensor (MRMS) and PGLM products to anticipation convective initiation. The participants have worked together to develop what has been so lovingly called the “ultimate CI” 4-panel display within AWIPS. The 4-panel (shown above) includes the following products that are linked to the nowcast and detection of CI… Starting from top left and moving anti-cyclonic (clockwise) we have the visible with SATCAST, visible with UWCI, visible with MRMS reflectivity at -10 C, and finally visible with PGLM and NLDN lightning detections. The 4-panel has been saved as a procedure that forecasters can now load very quickly within their AWIPS D2D workstations throughout the rest of the week. Future visitors will have this available as well. This helps demonstrate the ability to combine these unique datasets from multiple sensors into one effective decision support tool.

Posted by Chris Siewert at 3:38 PM (from the GOES-R blog).

Week #3 is underway with our guest NWS forecasters:  Jason Jordan (WFO Lubbock, TX), Daniel Leins (WFO Phoenix, AZ), Bobby Prentice (WDTB, Norman, OK), Pablo Santos (WFO Miami, FL), and Kevin E. Smith (WFO Paducah, KY).

Morning consisted of our normal Monday training session, followed by getting used to the new products on a displaced real-time case.  As of 3:30pm, everyone has switched over to looking at real-time data, as convection is developing in western Oklahoma.

— Travis Smith, weekly coordinator

Brian is noting a good relationship between the 3DVAR  vorticity field and low-level radial velocity data on the tornado-warned storm in NE Cleveland/Pott. Counties.