1Short-Range Forecast cover __ to __ hrs
6 , 48 HOURS
2Short-range forecast NOW CALLED
Zone forecasts
3Short-Range forecast must include
Temperature, winds, clouds amounts, probability of precipitation and type of
precipitation
4Medium Forecast covers __ to __ days
3 , 7 DAYS
5Medium forecast PROVIDE
MAX temps, MIN temps and precipitation
6NWS MEDIUM forecast TEXT is out to __ days and included in Zone Forcast (aka Short forecast)
7
7Long-Range Outlooks provide
general signs about the temperatures and precipitation as they relate to normal
8Climate Prediction Center (CPC) uses ___-____ forecast
long-term
9the CFS (Climate Forecast System) is a ..... model
COUPLED Atmos-Ocean Model
10Large-scale Climate Indices include
El Nino, NAO, PNA, SOI (these are ocean oscallations)
11Outlooks broken down to three categories:
days (6-10 days & 8-14 days), monthly, seasonal
12(MOS)
type of statistical post-processing, a class of techniques used to improve numerical weather models' ability to forecast by relating model outputs to observational or additional model data
13(NWS) site for MOS forecasts is through
NOAA Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL)
14MOS Output is based on (in U.S.) numerical weather prediction models of:
GFS and NAM
15MOS outlook time scales
Short-range forecasts (6-72 hours in advance); Extended-range (24-192 hours in advance)
16GFS valid for stations in
United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
17NAM valid for stations in
Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
18Extended GFS MOS is valid for
24 to 192 hours
19Extended GFS MOS is valid for STATIONS in
United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands