UW-Madison CIMSS convective initiation, overshooting-top, and nearcasting update

GOES-R proxy University of Wisconsin convective initiation (UWCI), overshooting-top/enhanced-V, WRF ARW simulated data and nearcasting fields have been flowing in a smooth manner into the EFP via N-AWIPS for forecast discussion integration. UWCI did indicated individual cells developing along north-south boundary in MN yesterday afternoon (10 May 2011).

24-hour UWCI indications, overshooting-tops, and NLDN lightning data from 12 UTC 20110510 - 12 UTC 20110511 below:



Example GOES Sounder nearcasting product within N-AWIPS with radar overlay on top. Red and yellow areas indicate regions of conditional instability.



The usual first week hiccups in GOES-R HWT experiment. Unfortunately the UWCI and Overshooting-top/thermal couplet products are strangely flipped from north to south during GRIB2 to AWIPS netcdf decode at HWT. Jordan Gerth is talking to local AWIPS expertise to resolve the issue however no solution so far. This is preventing evaluation of products within EWP. Nearcasting and WRF simulated data are available.