Daily Weather Charts
The idea for this page was from one by Scott & Kimberly Davis (US Weather; N3FJP & KA3SEQ - www.n3fjp.com). I was looking for a product that would dovetail with my daily Severe Weather Day Template, a text document I create on days that may feature severe weather.
All images are from NOAA, except as noted.
National
Forecast Map
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, NOAA
500 mb Upper Air Map (00Z)
Additional Surface
and Upper Air Maps
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Radar Images
Hytop, Alabama, National Weather Service
Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, National Weather Service
Southern Mississippi Valley Sector, National Weather Service
WunderMap, Weather Underground
Skew-T
Sounding Chart
Birmingham (BMX)
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Skew-T Questions
In addition to the comments in the NWS Skew-T itself (precipitation type; supercell, tornado and hail parameters; etc.), there are several other values to monitor:
Y / N - CAPE greater than 1500 J/kg?
Y / N - CINH less than 50?
Y / N - LI (Lifted Index) less than -5
Y / N - Dew Point greater than 55 degrees?
Y / N - Temperature greater than 80 degrees?
Note: High temperature and high dew point indicates high instability, increasing the threat of severe weather.
Y / N - Is there a 30 to 50 degree surface temperature/dew point spreads? (indicates relatively high microburst potential)
Y / N - Upper level winds (between 500 and 300 mb level) of greater than 100 knots
Y / N - Low level winds (850 to 700 mb) at 25 knots or greater,
Y / N - Atmospheric winds increasing at higher levels (upper level speed shear of greater than 70 knots)
Y / N - Atmospheric winds from different directions (directional shear of 60 degrees or more from the surface to 700 mb).
Y / N - Super-adiabatic lapse rate – where the temperature decreases with height – at a rate of greater than 10 degrees Celsius per kilometer (displayed on a Skew-T chart).
Convective
Outlook, Day 1
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Mesoscale Discussion
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Watch, Warning
and Advisory Map
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Activity Chart
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Water Vapor Chart
Storm Prediction Center, NOAA
Severe Weather Day Template
National Weather Map @ Weather Underground
Radar and Satellite images.
WunderMap, Weather Underground
Atmospheric Soundings @ Birmingham.
Convective Outlook, Day One
Short Term Forecast (NOWCAST). Not issued during fair weather. Carefully check the date and time.
Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO)
Area Forecast Discussion (AFD)
References
Acronyms at JetStream – Online Weather School at the Southern Region Headquarters:
Glossary at JetStream – Online Weather School at the Southern Region Headquarters
Listen and Watch.
NOAA Weather Radio (162.400 in Huntsville area, and streamed over the Internet from Weather Underground
Local TV and radio weather reports
☼ WAAY TV (31): http://www.waaytv.com/Global/category.asp?C=102966&nav=menu635_2
☼ WAFF TV (48): http://www.waff.com/Global/category.asp?C=4211&nav=0hBG
☼ WHNT TV (19): http://www.whnt.com/global/category.asp?c=6019
Weather and emergency amateur radio:
SKYWARN (Huntsville Repeater, 147.240 / PL 82.5),
ARES (146.940 / PL 100.0) and
RACES (147.220 / PL 136.5).
Short-Term Forecast (next six hours) for Huntsville
Storm Prediction Center for products such as
Watches,
Warnings and Advisories
Current
Watches (Convective and Thunderstorm)
Enhanced Resolution Thunderstorm Outlooks (Experimental)
Forecast Products
Storm Reports
National Radar
Forecast Tools
- Graphical (Experimental)
IWIN, http://www.weather.gov/view/national.php?map=on IWIN is the web version of the Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) service that allows users to obtain weather forecasts, warnings, and other information directly from the National Weather Service in almost real time (http://www.weather.gov/emwin/index.html).
Text Versions
Severe Weather Day Template
Open Office /
Microsoft Word
"Is Today A Severe Weather Day?"
Open
Office /
Microsoft Word
Storm Spotter
Reference Sheet - Huntsville.pdf
Not an NWS Product. I created this for my personal use in Huntsville,
Alabama.