rdale
EF5
GEMPAK is available from http://skywatch.org configured to run if you aren't familiar with Linux, or roll your own http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
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ReidVaughan
Data Software..
I am going to try the Linux set up on an older machine in my shop and see how well it handles the GEMPACK software. I have not heard of this before and am just really getting into this side of the weather. For many years I have been nothing more than a radar and ground observation type. I guess that comes from the Emergency Service side of things since I normally provide real time weather data for public safety in the area as well as my own troops.
Thanks for all the pointers guys and feel free to keep educating the newb...
C. R. Vaughan
Chief, Cuba Fire
I am going to try the Linux set up on an older machine in my shop and see how well it handles the GEMPACK software. I have not heard of this before and am just really getting into this side of the weather. For many years I have been nothing more than a radar and ground observation type. I guess that comes from the Emergency Service side of things since I normally provide real time weather data for public safety in the area as well as my own troops.
Thanks for all the pointers guys and feel free to keep educating the newb...
C. R. Vaughan
Chief, Cuba Fire
Jim Zandonai
I have been using metwise..its a pretty cool program that takes a little while to learn how it works but has detailed directions on the site.. but the model runs are good and color filled if you want..its about 10 bucks a mo. and free trial time. also has radar and satl. shots etc etc.
Have yet to try F5.
http://extremeforecasting.com/net/pdf.htm
Have yet to try F5.
http://extremeforecasting.com/net/pdf.htm
Andrew Revering
EF3
I just ran across this thread... I'm the developer of F5. I appreciate the kudos about the software and about myself.
Just wanted to give an update that the latest greatest version of F5 is indeed in the works. I have a completely new, better, more user friendly and more feature filled interface already designed, and am aiming at a launch around Valentine's Day.
It will include GFS every 3 hours out to 180 and then every 12 hours from there out to 384 hours... which is the entire data set that NCEP produces. From that data we calculate another 130 or so parameters both winter and severe weather focused, giving a total of around 160 map types to choose from any given forecast hour.
Many other features are going to be included, but I too am quite excited about the high resolution GFS to work with on those additional calculated parameters for the severe weather season.
GFS has well outperformed NAM-WRF in recent years. I fear they tweaked NAM too much. There was a year or two in there where it worked flawlessly for severe weather, but now good ole GFS seems to be the model to beat.
Just wanted to give an update that the latest greatest version of F5 is indeed in the works. I have a completely new, better, more user friendly and more feature filled interface already designed, and am aiming at a launch around Valentine's Day.
It will include GFS every 3 hours out to 180 and then every 12 hours from there out to 384 hours... which is the entire data set that NCEP produces. From that data we calculate another 130 or so parameters both winter and severe weather focused, giving a total of around 160 map types to choose from any given forecast hour.
Many other features are going to be included, but I too am quite excited about the high resolution GFS to work with on those additional calculated parameters for the severe weather season.
GFS has well outperformed NAM-WRF in recent years. I fear they tweaked NAM too much. There was a year or two in there where it worked flawlessly for severe weather, but now good ole GFS seems to be the model to beat.
Brett Adair
EF5
Wow.....glad to see that you are bringing out the GFS into your model software suite. I'm also glad to see that you are bringing another user interface to the table. I can't wait!
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