Dugway Proving Ground Meteorology Division

Dugway Proving Ground 4DWX Site, Latest DPG Forecast

Army RDT&E Meteorology Sites

• Dugway Proving Ground Special Sites
  • SLTEST Research Site
• Other Army Test Sites
• Aberdeen Test Center Meteorology Team
• Yuma Proving Ground
• RTTC Meteorology Group

Observations

Surface Data

Latest Surface Analysis	NWS North America Forecast Graphic	Predominant US Weather Graphical Forecast	Northwest Utah Current

• From DPG: SAMS Tabular Data
• From NCAR/RAP: Intermountain West, Central Plains, Texas, Denver, Northeast, Mid Atlantic, (more)
• From Utah Mesowest: Wasatch Front, NW Utah, Great Basin, Intermountain, Salt Lake Valley, Tooele Valley, Elko, Boise, Pocatello
• From Ohio State Weather: Southwest, Northwest, Central Plains, Southern Plains, Northeast , Mid Atlantic

Upper-Air Data

. 850mb_00z .	. 700mb_00z .	. 500mb_00z .	. 300mb_00z .
. 850mb_12z .	. 700mb_12z .	. 500mb_12z .	. 300mb_12z .

• Constant Pressure Surface Plots
  • From NCAR/RAP:
    • Without Contours: 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, 250 mb, 200 mb
    • With Contours: 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, 250 mb, 200 mb
  • From Ohio State: 850 mb, 700 mb , 500 mb , 300 mb , 250 mb
  • From Unisys Weather: 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, 200 mb, 500 mb (N. Hemisphere)
• Soundings
  • From NCAR/RAP: Salt Lake City, Elko, NV, Reno, NV, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Ft. Worth, Dodge City
  • From Unisys Weather: Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Ft. Worth, Midland, Dodge City, Topeka, Springfield MO, Shreveport LA
• Wind Profilers
  • From NCAR/RAP: Horizontal Grid, Tower Grid, White Sands Missile Range (404 MHz), White Sands Missile Range (924 MHz), Purcell OK, Vici OK, Lamont OK, Haskell OK, Jayton TX, Tucumcari NM, Granada CO, Haviland KS, Norman, OK

Radar Data

• From NWS:
  
  

  Utah Regional Radar	Oklahoma Region	Northeast U.S.	DPG MRRD

  
  

  State

  Utah

  Nevada

  Idaho

  Arizona

  New Mexico

  RTTC Area

  ATC Area

  Station

  MTX

  ICX

  LRX

  RGX

  ESX

  SFX

  CBX

  YUX

  EMX

  IWA

  FSX

  ABX

  FDX

  HDX

  HTX

  OHX

  BMX

  FFC

  LWX

  DOX

  DIX

  CCX

  Salt Lake City

  Cedar City

  Elko

  Reno

  Las Vegas

  Pocatello

  Boise

  Yuma

  Tucson

  Phoenix

  Flagstaff

  Albuquerque

  Cannon AFB

  Holloman AFB

  Huntsville

  Nashville

  Birmingham

  Atlanta

  Sterling, VA

  Dover AFB

  Ft. Dix, NJ

  State College, PA

  State

  Oklahoma

  Texas

  Kansas

  Northeast U.S.

  Station

  TLX

  FDR

  VNX

  INX

  EPZ

  AMA

  LBB

  DYX

  MAF

  FWS

  DDC

  ICT

  GLD

  TWX

  OKX

  BOX

  GYX

  BUF

  Norman

  Frederick

  Vance AFB

  Tulsa

  El Paso

  Amarillo

  Lubbock

  Dyess AFB

  Midland Odessa

  Fort Worth

  Dodge City

  Wichita

  Goodland

  Topeka

  Upton, NY

  Boston

  Portland, ME

  Buffalo

• From DPG: MRRD
• From Ohio State Weather: Radar
• From UAH ARMOR Radar: Homepage, Current Data

DIFAX Products

• SUNY Albany:
  • Surface: 00 UTC, 03 UTC, 06 UTC, 09 UTC, 12 UTC, 15 UTC, 18 UTC, 21 UTC, Atlantic, Pacific, Weather Depiction, Radar
  • Upper Air: 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, 250 mb, 200 mb
  • Observations: Max. Temp., Min. Temp., Moisture, Snow Cover, 24 Hour Precipitation

Satellite Pictures

Central West Visible	Central West IR	GOES West Water Vapor

• From NCAR/RAP:
  • Visible U.S., Southwest, Central West, Northwest, Central Plains, Texas, Rockies/High Plains, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
  • IR U.S., Southwest, Central West, Northwest, Central Plains, Texas, Rockies/High Plains, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
• From NWS Aviation Weather Service:
  • Visible: U.S. (loop),
  • IR: U.S. (loop),
  • Water Vapor: U.S. (loop),
• Regional High Resolution Images
  • Visible: Utah, Western U.S.
  • IR: Western U.S.
  • Water Vapor: Western U.S.
• NOAA Satellite and Information Service
  • Atlantic and Caribbean Images
• From CIRA: RAMSDIS On-Line with GOES-10 loops
• From Unisys Weather: Visible U.S., East, West, Central Plains, Texas, Enhanced IR, Water Vapor
• From SSEC: GOES-West -- Northeast Pacific: Visible, IR, Water Vapor, Hemisphere: Visible, IR
• From SSEC: GOES-East -- North America: Visible, IR, Water Vapor, Hemisphere: Visible, IR
• From NRL (Monterey): GOES-12 CONUS: IR, GOES-10 Eastern Pacific: Visible, IR, Water Vapor
• From Ohio State Weather: Satellite

Storm Prediction Center

Watch/Warning Map	Mesoscale Discussions



• From SPC: Watch/Warning Map, Mesoscale Discussions, Current Watches, Storm Reports
  
  

  SPC DAY 1	SPC DAY 2	SPC DAY 3

• Convective Outlook: Day 1, Day 2 , Day 3
• Hourly Mesoscale Analysis

Hurricanes

• National Hurricane Center
  • Satellite Imagery
    • US East Coast: Visible, IR, Water Vapor
    • Western Atlantic: Visible, IR, Water Vapor
    • Gulf of Mexico: Visible, IR, Water Vapor
    • Eastern Pacific: Visible, IR, Water Vapor
    • Floater 1: Visible (loop), IR, Water Vapor
    • Floater 2: Visible, IR, Water Vapor
    • More Imagery
• Central Pacific Hurricane Center
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center
• Tropical Cyclone Operational Model Guidance
• From Johns Hopkins: 2006 Atlantic Hurricanes
  • Past Atlantic Hurricanes: Earlier, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
• From CIMSS: Tropical Cyclone Imagery
• From Naval Research Laboratory - Monterey Marine Meteorology: Tropical Cyclone Page
• Bermuda Weather Service
  

Text Products

• Utah:
  • Forecast Discussion
  • Utah Zone Forecasts
  • State Weather Roundup (Hourly Reports)
  • State Forecast
  • Short Term Forecast (Nowcast)
  • Weather Summary
  • Climate Data
  • Hydrologic Data
  • Watches
  • Special Weather Statement
  • Warnings and Advisories
  • Fire Weather
  • Public Information
  
  
• Observations
• Hourly Reports: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Weather Summary: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Public Information: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Climatic Data: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Hydrological Products: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Aviation Products: Utah
• Forecasts
• State Forecast: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Zone Forecasts: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Short Term Forecasts: Utah, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Amarillo, Dallas, Dodge City
• Forecast Discussion: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Amarillo, Dallas, Dodge City
• Special Weather Statements
• Special Weather Statements: Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Amarillo,Dallas, Dodge City
• Severe Weather Statements: Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Watches/Warnings
• Thunderstorm/Tornado Watches: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Thunderstorm/Tornado Warnings: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas
• Winter Weather Advisories
• Winter Storm: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut
• Aviation Products
  • FAA: Homepage, CONUS Airport Status Map, NW Region, NE Region
  • Airport Status: SLC, DEN, DCA
  • AWC Regional Forecasts: Salt Lake City Region, Dallas/Ft. Worth Region

Fire Weather

FIRE DAY 1	FIRE DAY 2

• National Incident Information Center:
  • Morning Report
  • Active Fire Map
  • U.S. Forest Service Fire Danger Map

Weather Data from Other DoD Agencies

• Air Force Weather Agency Data
  • Air Force Weather Agency
• Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
• NWP Weather Maps

Numerical Forecasts

UKMET 500 mb Heights, Absolute Vorticity	ECMWF 500 mb	ETA LOOP - Southern Plains

• U.S. Army Mesoscale Forecast Model (4DWX)
  • 4DWX Home Page
  • Dugway Proving Ground 4DWX Site, Latest DPG Forecast
  • Aberdeen Test Center 4DWX Site
  • Cold Regions Test Center 4DWX Site, Latest CRTC Forecast, SAMS Tabular Data
  • Electronic Proving Ground 4DWX Site
  • Redstone Technical Test Center 4DWX Site
  • White Sands Missile Range 4DWX Site
  • Yuma Proving Ground 4DWX Site

• NCEP National Models
  • From NCEP: Numerical Forecast Models
  • From NCAR/RAP: Eta, GFS, RUC
  • From Unisys Weather:
    • 4-panel RUC (updated 10:45 am/pm EST) (surface, 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, RH/Show)
    • 4-panel Eta (updated 10:45 am/pm EST) (surface, 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, RH/LI, 48 hr precip, CAPE, Helicity)
    • 4-panel Meso Eta (updated 2:30 am/pm EST) (surface, 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, RH/LI)
    • 6-panel Aviation (updated 3:20 am/pm EST) ( surface, 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, RH/Show)
    • 9-panel MRF (updated 7:15 am EST) (surface, 850 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb, RH/Show)
    • 4-panel ECMWF (updated 8:45 pm EST) ( SLP/500 mb)
  • From NSSL: Daily MM5 Simulations
  • From CAPS: ARPS Realtime Forecasts

• The Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
  • From ARPS Data Analysis System (ADAS): Temperature, Dew Point, Theta-E, Pressure, Wind, Moisture Conv., Lifted Index, CAPE, CIN, BRN, BRN Shear, Helicity, (more)
  • ARPS Forecast -- Surface
    • 6-panel ARPS-CONUS: Weather, Temperature, Dew Point, RH, Wind Speed, Precip. Rate/Press, Radar/Press, Precip. Amount, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Explicit Cloud, CAPE/Helicity, MUCAPE, Lifted Index, Snow Depth
    • Animations ARPS-CONUS: Weather, Temperature, Dew Point, RH, Wind Speed, Precip. Rate/Press, Radar/Press, Precip. Amount, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Explicit Cloud, CAPE/Helicity, MUCAPE, Lifted Index, Snow Depth
    • 6-panel ARPS-MESO: Weather, Temperature, Dew Point, RH, Wind Speed, Precip. Rate/Press, Radar/Press, Precip. Amount, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Explicit Cloud, CAPE/Helicity, MUCAPE, Lifted Index, Snow Depth
    • Animations ARPS-SPMESO: Weather, Temperature, Dew Point, RH, Wind Speed, Precip. Rate/Press, Radar/Press, Precip. Amount, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Explicit Cloud, CAPE/Helicity, MUCAPE, Lifted Index, Snow Depth
    • 6-panel ARPS-SPSTORM: Temperature, Dew Point, RH, Wind Speed, Precip. Rate/Press, Radar/Press, Precip. Amount, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Explicit Cloud, CAPE/Helicity, MUCAPE, Lifted Index, Snow Depth
    • Animations ARPS-SPSTORM: Weather, Temperature, Dew Point, RH, Wind Speed, Precip. Rate/Press, Radar/Press, Precip. Amount, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Explicit Cloud, CAPE/Helicity, MUCAPE, Lifted Index, Snow Depth
  • ARPS Forecast -- Upper-Air
  • 6-panel ARPS-CONUS: 300 mb Wind Speed, 500 mb Vorticity, 700 mb Vertical Velocity, 700 mb RH, 850 mb RH, 850 mb Wind Speed, 925 mb RH
  • Animations ARPS-CONUS: 300 mb Wind Speed, 500 mb Vorticity, 700 mb Vertical Velocity, 700 mb RH, 850 mb RH, 850 mb Wind Speed, 925 mb RH OUN Soundings
  • 6-panel ARPS-SPMESO: 300 mb Wind Speed, 500 mb Vorticity, 700 mb Vertical Velocity, 700 mb RH, 850 mb RH, 850 mb Wind Speed, 925 mb RH
  • Animations ARPS-SPMESO: 300 mb Wind Speed, 500 mb Vorticity, 700 mb Vertical Velocity, 700 mb RH, 850 mb RH, 850 mb Wind Speed, 925 mb RH OUN Soundings
  • 6-panel ARPS-SPTORM: 300 mb Wind Speed, 500 mb Vorticity, 700 mb Vertical Velocity, 700 mb RH, 850 mb RH, 850 mb Wind Speed, 925 mb RH
  • Animations ARPS-SPSTORM: 300 mb Wind Speed, 500 mb Vorticity, 700 mb Vertical Velocity, 700 mb RH, 850 mb RH, 850 mb Wind Speed, 925 mb RH OUN Soundings


• HIRES Model Forecasts:
  • NW United States:
    • 00 UTC Model Run: Images, Time Series -- DPG: Screen Temperature, Skin Temperature, Wind Speed (u, v), Wind Speed/Direction, Sea Level Pressure, Relative Humidity, Precipitation, Station Pressure
    • 12 UTC Model Run: Images, Time Series -- DPG: Screen Temperature, Skin Temperature, Wind Speed (u, v), Wind Speed/Direction, Sea Level Pressure, Relative Humidity, Precipitation, Station Pressure

Radars outside the U.S.:

• Canada:

  Province

  British Columbia

  Alberta

  Saskatchewan

  Manitoba

  Station

  XSI

  WUJ

  XSS

  XPG

  XSM

  WHK

  XBU

  WHN

  XRA

  XBE

  XFW

  XWL

  Victoria

  Aldergrove

  Silver Star Mountain

  Prince George

  Strathmore / Calgary

  Carvel / Edmonton

  Schuler

  Jimmy Lake

  Radisson

  Bethune / Regina

  Foxwarren

  Woodlands / Winnipeg

  Province

  Ontario

  Quebec

  Maritime Provinces

  Station

  XDR

  XNI

  WGJ

  WBI

  WSO

  WKR

  XFT

  XTI

  WMN

  WVY

  WMB

  XLA

  XAM

  XNC

  XGO

  XMB

  XME

  WTP

  Dryden

  Superior West

  Montreal River

  Britt

  Exeter / London

  King City / Toronto

  Franktown / Ottawa

  NE Ontario

  McGill / Montreal

  Villeroy / Quebec

  Lac Castor

  Landrienne

  Val d'Irene

  Chipman

  Halifax

  Marion Bridge

  Marble Mountain

  Holyrood / St. John's

• Mexico: Cancun

Central Plains Data

Surface Data

• From NCAR/RAP: Central Plains, Texas, Denver, (more)
• From West Texas Mesonet: West TX MesoNet Station Model Plot, KLBB Radar,
• Oklahoma Mesonet Data: ONALERT

Oklahoma Mesonet: Parameter	Data Plots	Color Filled Plots
Station Model Plot
Air Temperature
Dew Point
10 m Wind Speed and Direction
10 m Wind Speed and Gusts
2 m Wind Speeds
Rainfall
Solar Radiation
Soil Temperature
Wind Chill
Heat Index
Hours Below Freezing
10 cm Sod Soil Temperature

• From OCS / OK-FIRST
• From OCS: ONALERT

Upper Air

• Soundings
  • From NCAR/RAP: Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Ft. Worth, Dodge City
  • From Unisys Weather: Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Ft. Worth, Midland, Dodge City, Topeka, Springfield MO, Shreveport LA

Oklahoma Climate Survey

• Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS)
  • Oklahoma Fire Danger Model
  • Oklahoma Drought Update

Other Weather Data Servers

Universities:

• University of Utah
• Brigham Young University
• University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
  • National Weather Center
  • Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA)
  • Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS)
    • Daily Real-Time ARPS Forecasts
• Johns Hopkins -- Applied Physics Lab -- Ocean Remote Sensing Group
• SUNY Albany
• U Wisc SSEC
• U Mich WeatherNet
• Texas A&M Weather Server
• Penn State University Weather Pages

NOAA Agencies

• National Severe Storms Laboratory
• Storm Prediction Center
  • Forecast Products
• NWS Forecast Office, Norman, OK
  • Weather
• NCEP/EMC
  • Ensemble Forecasts
  • Reanalysis Home Page
• NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL)
• Aviation Weather Center
• NWS Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
  • Utah text products

Other

• WMO National Weather Services
• Various U.S. Hydrometeorological Networks
• NCAR Research Applications Program (RAP) Weather Page
• COLA/IGES Weather Page
• UIUC WW2010
• From EarthWatch: Current watches and warnings
• From Environment Canada/Canadian Meteorological Centre: Live Weather
• ECMWF
• LLNL/Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison

Additional Information

• Courtesy Keith Brewster:

  • Amateur Radio Repeater and Weather Spotting Frequency List
  • TV Storm Coverage
  • NEXRAD sites