Day 4-Day 8 Outlooks Graphics

[Ben Prusia]

Graphic from the day 4-day 8 outlook is below around 2 or 3 posts, I managed to get a screen shot before I got 403'd!

Anybody plan to use this kind of tool for storm chasing should it come public?

 

[Robert Dewey]

The link seems to be down right now... Perhaps someone at SPC forgot to keep the directory and images locked? Anyway, at least I got a glimpse of it! :lol:

 

[Alex Lamers]

Thats not yet operational and available to the public. It's only viewable via the NOAA.GOV server...basically for NWS personnel attm. Hopefully they perfect it soon. I wouldn't use it to base a chase off of....but it gives you a bit of a look forward if you're stuck in a dry spell. I know in really boring severe weather seasons...sometimes you spend most of your time looking well into the future to try and find some potential for severe weather.

We shall see. I am guessing that they will receive mostly positive feedback on them.

...Alex Lamers...

 

[Robert Dewey]

Thats not yet operational and available to the public. It's only viewable via the NOAA.GOV server...basically for NWS personnel attm. Hopefully they perfect it soon. I wouldn't use it to base a chase off of....but it gives you a bit of a look forward if you're stuck in a dry spell. I know in really boring severe weather seasons...sometimes you spend most of your time looking well into the future to try and find some potential for severe weather.

We shall see. I am guessing that they will receive mostly positive feedback on them.

...Alex Lamers...

Yeah, from the little peak that I took, it's basically a "general thunderstorm" colored outline... It covered the entire southeast US. It was pretty broad scale, so I wouldn't base my chases on it. I should have grabbed the image while I still had the chance - Perhaps I have it cached...

 

[Ben Prusia]

[Broken External Image]:http://www.kcroads.com/spc.jpg

There is a screen shot that I got a few minutes ago. Website still works for me.[/url]

 

[Robert Dewey]

Yeah, that's odd how you can still access the site, do you have a .GOV domain? I keep getting the "Forbidden" message... I checked and the image didn't cache, so it's good that you got a screen shot...

 

[Dan Cook]

403 error for me.

 

[Ben Prusia]

I have now finally got the forbidden message :roll:

 

[David Schuttler]

Just worked for me.

 

[Jeff Miller]

LOL

Judging from the fact that several SPC forecasters read and check this site, I doubt that some will be able to see this much longer

Thanks for the sneak preview!

 

[Robert Dewey]

Re: LOL

Judging from the fact that several SPC forecasters read and check this site, I doubt that some will be able to see this much longer

Thanks for the sneak preview!

I don't see what the big deal is about keeping some products forbidden to all but the NOAA.GOV domain. SPC has several experimental (non-op) products that can be viewed by the public, and no harm done. At the very least, it would be cool if SPC provided an "example" image to show and describe what that "forbidden" product looks like...

 

[Dan Cook]

The fact that it's "forbidden" makes me want to see it even more!

 

[Ben Prusia]

How strange, it's now back up for me.

 

[Ben Prusia]

Look at the outlook that was issued on the 13th of this month:

[Broken External Image]:http://www.kcroads.com/spc1.jpg

 

[Bill Hark]

Very interesting. I have wondered about those Day 4 - 8 predictions and love to see them available on a test basis for review and comment.

When looking at long-range forecasts (mostly a crap-shoot), I also check this product that is allowed to the general public.

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pred...ats/threats.gif


Bill Hark