NAM AIR QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
959 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2011
 
*** The following information pertains to initialization errors
noted on the 12Z NAM that may negatively impact the performance of
the 12Z CMAQ output as used for air quality forecasting.
Specifically, errors that apply to temperature, winds, relative
humidity and precipitation are included. This discussion only
applies to geographical regions of the CONUS where air quality is
currently forecast to be degraded (i.e. CODES:
YELLOW/ORANGE/RED/PURPLE/MAROON). ***



...NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES...
...SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES...
...TENNESSEE VALLEY...

NO SIGNIFICANT INITIALIZATION ERRORS WERE NOTED WITH THE NAM
ACROSS THESE REGIONS.


...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

NO SIGNIFICANT INITIALIZATION ERRORS WERE NOTED WITH THE NAM IN
THIS REGION.


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