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Camp Springs, MD

Model Diagnostics and Verification

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Model Biases



Model Verification



     NAM Verification

Valid at 00 UTC or 12 UTC Valid at 06 UTC or 18 UTC
SLP 500 mb
Height		   SLP 500 mb
Height
84 hr 84 hr   84 hr 84 hr
72 hr 72 hr   72 hr 72 hr
60 hr 60 hr   60 hr 60 hr
48 hr 48 hr   48 hr 48 hr
42 hr 42 hr   42 hr 42 hr
36 hr 36 hr   36 hr 36 hr
30 hr 30 hr   30 hr 30 hr
24 hr 24 hr   24 hr 24 hr
18 hr 18 hr   18 hr 18 hr
12 hr 12 hr   12 hr 12 hr
6 hr 6 hr   6 hr 6 hr




     GFS Verification

Valid at 00 UTC or 12 UTC Valid at 06 UTC or 18 UTC
SLP 500 mb
Height		   SLP 500 mb
Height
240 hr 240 hr   240 hr 240 hr
228 hr 228 hr   228 hr 228 hr
216 hr 216 hr   216 hr 216 hr
204 hr 204 hr   204 hr 204 hr
192 hr 192 hr   192 hr 192 hr
180 hr 180 hr   180 hr 180 hr
168 hr 168 hr   168 hr 168 hr
156 hr 156 hr   156 hr 156 hr
144 hr 144 hr   144 hr 144 hr
132 hr 132 hr   132 hr 132 hr
126 hr 126 hr   126 hr 126 hr
120 hr 120 hr   120 hr 120 hr
108 hr 108 hr   108 hr 108 hr
96 hr 96 hr   96 hr 96 hr
84 hr 84 hr   84 hr 84 hr
78 hr 78 hr   78 hr 78 hr
72 hr 72 hr   72 hr 72 hr
66 hr 66 hr   66 hr 66 hr
60 hr 60 hr   60 hr 60 hr
54 hr 54 hr   54 hr 54 hr
48 hr 48 hr   48 hr 48 hr
42 hr 42 hr   42 hr 42 hr
36 hr 36 hr   36 hr 36 hr
30 hr 30 hr   30 hr 30 hr
24 hr 24 hr   24 hr 24 hr
18 hr 18 hr   18 hr 18 hr
12 hr 12 hr   12 hr 12 hr
6 hr 6 hr   6 hr 6 hr




     ECMWF/UKMET Verification

ECMWF Verification
Valid at 12 UTC		 UKMET Verification
Valid at 00 UTC or 12 UTC
SLP 500 mb
Height		 SLP 500 mb
Height
168 hr 168 hr 144 hr 144 hr
144 hr 144 hr 120 hr 120 hr
120 hr 120 hr 96 hr 96 hr
96 hr 96 hr 72 hr 72 hr
72 hr 72 hr 60 hr 60 hr
48 hr 48 hr 48 hr 48 hr
24 hr 24 hr 36 hr 36 hr
24 hr 24 hr
12 hr 12 hr


NCEP Synergy Meetings

Numerical Model Guidance