CIPS Winter Weather Analog Guidance
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To receive the best results from the CIPS Winter Weather Analog Guidance, choose the domain that "best" captures the low-level mass fields.
For example...the 850-mb or surface lows. This will result in the best possible analogs to use as historical guidance.
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CIPS Winter Weather Analog Guidance Archive is located here.
CIPS Winter Weather Movable Analog Guidance Testbed is located here.
Current Regions:
Midwest 1
 Domain East Coast 1
 Domain
Midwest 1 Domain East Coast 1 Domain
Midwest 2
 Domain East Coast 2
 Domain
Midwest 2 Domain East Coast 2 Domain
Papers and Presentations:
2009 AMS Weather and Forecasting Preprint [pdf]
2009 National Weather Association Oral Presentation - 20 October 2009 [ppt]
Caribou, ME Winter Weather Workshop Presentation - 21 October 2009 [ppt]
2009 National Weather Association Poster Presentation - 22 October 2009 [pdf]
Archives:
Archived analogs of the 2009 Megalopolitan Snowstorm are located here.
Coming Soon:
- Case studies utilizing the analog guidance.
Recent Updates:
- Added analog archive page: 2 February 2010
- Added UPD precipitation maps per request: 1 February 2010
- Added ceiling and visibility observation maps per request: 1 February 2010
- Added 2009 Megalopolitan Snowstorm Archive: 20 December 2009
For any questions or suggestions regarding the CIPS Winter Weather Analog Webpage please contact gravelle[at]eas[dot]slu[dot]edu.
Last updated: 16:23 GMT 2 February 2010 · Cooperative Institute for Precipitation Systems · Saint Louis University · gravelle[at]eas[dot]slu[dot]edu