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Mike Dross

About Mike Dross

Scientist / Meteorologist. Founder & President of Wright-Weather.com.

FAA Terminal Doppler Radar’s Increased Update Frequency

  By Mike Dross | May 16, 2012 - 12:56 am | All, Site Upgrades, Weather Forecasting
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Some of the FAA terminal Doppler radar products from a few of the locations will have up to 1 minute updates for the lowest elevation scans.  This rapid scan modes, known as “Hazardous Weather Mode” is triggered when a 30dbz echo is detected aloft within 25 miles of the radar site or if there is wind shear detected.  The following TDWR radar sites will begin to deliver 1 minute imagery when the radar is in “Hazardous Weather Mode”

TDAL       DALLAS LOVE FIELD (DAL)
TDFW       DALLAS/FT. WORTH (DFW)
TCLT       CHARLOTTE (CLT)
TCMH       COLUMBUS OH (CMH)
TCVG       COVINGTON (CVG)
TDAY       DAYTON (DAY)
TMDW       CHICAGO MIDWAY (MDW)
TORD       CHICAGO O’HARE (ORD)
TMKE       MILWAUKEE (MKE)
TEWR       NEWARK (EWR)
TJFK       NEW YORK CITY (JFK)

For more information here is the Technical Implementation Notice 12-13

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/tin12-13faa_doppler.htm

Here is a link to the Wright-Weather.com Doppler radar sites. The sites in Yellow are TDWR radars.

http://hp3.wright-weather.com/nids.shtml

 

NEXRAD Level II Radar Data

  By Mike Dross | May 4, 2012 - 4:59 pm | All
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We are pleased to annouce that nationwide Level II NEXRAD radar data, including the Dual Polarizaion data is available via our private servers to our subscribers.  If you are using the Gibson Ridge GRLevel2 or GRLevel2AE software packages you can access the data from the link below.

Here is the link which you will put into the software polling section.

Note: use your Wright-Weather login & password.

http://yourlogin:yourpassword@level2.wright-weather.com/data/

If you have any questions please let us know.

RUC (Rapid Update Cycle) Model Upgraded to the RAP (Rapid Refresh)

  By Mike Dross | May 1, 2012 - 4:36 am | All, Site Updates, Site Upgrades
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The RUC (Rapid Update Cycle) Model was upgraded today with the Rapid Refresh Model.  All of the links and graphics may still contain the acronym RUC but data is from the RAP model. The links and menus will be updated over the next few days to reflect the name change.

Here is a link to more information about the new Rapid Refresh Model.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/tin11-53ruc_rapaae.htm

80 Meter Winds from the NAM & NAM CONUS WRF NEST Added

  By Mike Dross | April 11, 2012 - 7:23 pm | All, Energy trading, Site Updates, Site Upgrades, Weather Forecasting
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80 Meter winds above ground level from the NAM and also from the 4km NAM NEST have been added. This is very useful for our clients that are interested in forecasting for the all important hub height for wind turbines, at wind generation facilities.

These are updated 4 times per day.  If you have any questions please let us know.

WRF Model Compare Feature

  By Mike Dross | February 8, 2012 - 12:30 am | All
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We also recently added a WRF ARW/NMM comparison animation feature.  To view the side by side comparison of the WRF ARW/NMM model, select a WRF animation and below the animation there is a box called “WRF NMM/ARW Compare”. Select this and it will display the companion WRF model in the other screen for an easy comparison between the two models.

Comparison of the WRF NMM / ARW