The University of Arizona Department of Atmospheric Sciences

NCEP Model Data

NCEP's Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) develops and runs numerical weather, climate, hydrological and ocean prediction models. Below, selected output from the Center's Global Forecast System (GFS) and North American Mesoscale Model (NAM) are provided.


GFS

  00z 06z 12z 18z
  Loop Loop Loop Loop
Initial 000 000 000 000
Day 1 006 006 006 006
012 012 012 012
018 018 018 018
024 024 024 024
Day 2 030 030 030 030
036 036 036 036
042 042 042 042
048 048 048 048
Day 3 054 054 054 054
060 060 060 060
066 066 066 066
072 072 072 072
Day 4 078 078 078 078
084 084 084 084
090 090 090 090
096 096 096 096
Day 5 102 102 102 102
108 108 108 108
114 114 114 114
120 120 120 120

NAM

  00z 06z 12z 18z
  Loop Loop Loop Loop
Initial 00 00 00 00
Day 1 06 06 06 06
12 12 12 12
18 18 18 18
24 24 24 24
Day 2 30 30 30 30
36 36 36 36
42 42 42 42
48 48 48 48
Day 3 54 -- 54 --
60 -- 60 --
66 -- 66 --
72 -- 72 --
Day 4 78 -- 78 --
84 -- 84 --