MEA444 template


0. Daily spin up linksLink to MEA444 doc
1. Synoptic past/presentLast 2 days RAP analyses (or alt)Last 24h N.Am. WV loop (or alt)Last 24h US visible loop (or alt)Last 24h US IR loop (or alt)Last 24h US radar loop (or alt)Current HPC surface analysisLast 5 days precipitable water
2. Mesoscale presentareas of interest across the U.S.:Current SPC activity loopSPC Day 1 outlook    current MDsCurrent SPC watches    other watches and warningsas needed: SPC mesoanalysesas needed: 88D radar data (or alt)
3. GFS synoptic forecastNCSU 4-panels: GFS (or alt)
4. Intro to forecast sites (PPT slides)Google mapsU.S. surface elevation maps (or by state)Snow CoverSST:   Gt Lks/ Gulf/ N.E./ Cal/ N.W.Climatology for RDU/awayPersistence for RDU/away
5. Current local conditionsRDU/away:Regional surface observations (or alt)Local soundingsRegional visible satellite image (or alt)Regional radar image (or alt)
6. Model plots for RDU/awayNCSU synoptic: GFS (or alt)Pivotal Weather chartsTropical TidbitsTomer Burg's chartsCOD Nexlab chartsUCAR chartsTwisterdata chartsCIPS isentropic mapsSPC's SREF charts
7. Forecast soundings for RDU/awaystep through them in SHARPpyand/or COD, Pivotal Weather, or Tropical Tidbits
8. Convective ingredientsNCSU convective: GFSshow forecast soundings of interest   Hi-Res NWP:NAM 3km and others (or alt1 or alt2)HREF (NCEP/SPC's "ensemble")NSSL CAMs (WRF/FV3/HRRR)SPC outlook: Current Day 2
9. Forecast summary (PPT slides)Key processes for RDU/awayForecast numbers for RDU/away