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Observations
Surface Observations
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Visible Satellite
Radar Base Reflectivity
Vad/Profiler Data
Surface
MSL Pressure/Wind
Temp/Wind/Dwpt
MSL Pressure/Theta-E/Wind
Moisture Convergence
Theta-E Advection
Mixing Ratio / Theta
Instantaneous Contraction Rate (sfc)
Fluid Trapping (sfc)
Velocity Tensor Magnitude (sfc)
Divergence and Vorticity (sfc)
Deformation and Axes of Dilitation (sfc)
2-hour Pressure Change
3-hour Temp Change
3-hour Dwpt Change
3-hour 100mb Mixing Ratio Change
3-hour Theta-E Change
Upper Air
925mb Analysis
850mb Analysis
850mb Analysis (version 2)
700mb Analysis
500mb Analysis
300mb Analysis
Deep Moist Convergence
Sfc Frontogenesis
925mb Temp Advection
850mb Temp Advection
700mb Temp Advection
925mb Frontogenesis
850mb Frontogenesis
700mb Frontogenesis
1000-925mb Frontogenesis
925-850mb Frontogenesis
850-700mb Frontogenesis
700-500mb Frontogenesis
700-400mb Diff. Vorticity Advection
400-250mb Pot. Vorticity Advection
850-250mb Diff. Divergence
300mb Jet Circulation
12-hour 500mb Height Change
Fluid Trapping (500mb)
Fluid Trapping (250mb)
Thermodynamics
CAPE - Surface-Based
CAPE - 100mb Mixed-Layer
CAPE - Most-Unstable / LPL Height
EL Temp / MUCAPE / MUCIN
CAPE - Normalized
CAPE - Downdraft
Surface-based Lifted Index
Mid-Level Lapse Rates
Low-Level Lapse Rates
Max 2-6 km AGL Lapse Rate
LCL Height
LFC Height
LCL-LFC Mean RH
3-hour Surface-Based CAPE Change
3-hour Surface-Based CIN Change
3-hour 100mb Mixed-Layer CAPE Change
3-hour Most-Unstable CAPE Change
3-hour Low-Level LR Change
6-hour Mid-Level LR Change
Wind Shear
Bulk Shear - Effective
Bulk Shear - Sfc-6km
Bulk Shear - Sfc-8km
Bulk Shear - Sfc-3km
Bulk Shear - Sfc-1km
BRN Shear
SR Helicity - Effective
SR Helicity - Sfc-3km
SR Helicity - Sfc-1km
*New*
SR Helicity - Sfc-500m
SR Wind - Sfc-2km
SR Wind - 4-6km
SR Wind - 9-11km
SR Wind - Anvil Level
850-300mb Mean Wind
850 and 500mb Winds
3hr Sfc-3km SR Helicity Change
3hr Sfc-1km Bulk Shear Change
3hr Sfc-6km Bulk Shear Change
Composite Indices
Supercell Composite
Supercell Composite (left-moving)
Sgfnt Tornado (fixed layer)
Sgfnt Tornado (effective layer)
*New*
Sgfnt Tornado (using 0-500m SRH )
Cond. Prob. Sigtor (Eqn 1)
Cond. Prob. Sigtor (Eqn 2)
Non-Supercell Tornado
Violent Tornado Parameter (VTP)
Sgfnt Hail
SARS Hail Size
SARS Sig. Hail Percentage
Large Hail Parameter
Derecho Composite
Craven/Brooks Sgfnt Severe
Bulk Richardson Number
MCS Maintenance
Microburst Composite 
Enhanced Stretching Potential
EHI - Sfc-1km
EHI - Sfc-3km
VGP - Sfc-3km
Critical Angle
Multi-Parameter Fields
100mb Mixed-Layer CAPE / Effective Bulk Shear
Most-Unstable CAPE / Effective Bulk Shear
Most-Unstable LI / 850 & 500mb Winds
LCL Height / Sfc-1km SR Helicity
Sfc-3km Lapse Rate / Sfc-3km MLCAPE
*New*
Bulk Shear - Sfc-3km / Sfc-3km MLCAPE
Sfc Vorticity / Sfc-3km MLCAPE
Sfc Dwpt / 700-500mb Lapse Rates
Hail Parameters
Lowest 3km max. Theta-e diff., MUCAPE, and 0-3km vector shear
Lowest 3km max. Theta-e diff., MLCAPE, and 0-3km vector shear
Heavy Rain
Precipitable Water
Precipitable Water (w/ 850mb Moisture Transport Vector)
850mb Moisture Transport
925mb Moisture Transport
925-850mb Moisture Transport
Upwind Propagation Vector
Precipitation Potential Placement
100mb Mean Mixing Ratio
Winter Weather
Precipitation Type
Near-Freezing Surface Temp
Surface Wet-Bulb Temp
Freezing Level
Critical Thicknesses
800-750mb EPVg
650-500mb EPVg
Lake Effect Snow 1
Lake Effect Snow 2
Snow Squall Parameter
Dendritic Growth Layer Depth
Dendritic Growth Layer RH
Dendritic Growth Layer Depth & RH
Max Wet Bulb Temperature
Fire Weather
Sfc RH / Temp / Wind
Fosberg Index
Low Altitude Haines Index
Mid Altitude Haines Index
High Altitude Haines Index
Lower Atmospheric Severity Index
Classic
Total Totals
K-Index
Showalter Index
Beta
SHERBE
Modified SHERBE
CWASP
*New*
Tornadic 0-1km EHI
*New*
Tornadic Tilting & Stretching
OPRH
Prob EF0+ (conditional on RM supercell)
Prob EF2+ (conditional on RM supercell)
Prob EF4+ (conditional on RM supercell)
PW * 3kmRH
Trends/Forecast
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(Rapid Refresh) forecast for up to 6 hours from now. We process the data using the same routines used by the SFCOA system, resulting in a consistent set of images.
The background reflectivity forecasts are from the latest
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.
Currently, forecast images are only available for a selected subset of mesoanalysis data. The images are updated every 3 hours.
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The fields shown on these pages are produced by SPC's SFCOA analysis system, primarily created by Phillip Bothwell, and now maintained by
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