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WRF Cycle: 20230915 12 UTC

Composite Reflectivity Base Reflectivity VIL Max DBZ Max VIL

Frames to Animate
5 10 20 50 100

Composite Reflectivity Base Reflectivity VIL Max DBZ Max VIL
Composite Reflectivity Composite Reflectivity (AHSP) Base Reflectivity Base Reflectivity (YYC) Base Velocity Differential Reflectivity Correlation Coefficient Max DBZ Max VIL

Frames to Animate
5 10 20 50 100

Composite Reflectivity Composite Reflectivity (AHSP) Base Reflectivity Base Reflectivity (YYC) Base Velocity Differential Reflectivity Correlation Coefficient Max DBZ Max VIL
Composite Reflectivity Base Reflectivity Base Velocity Differential Reflectivity Correlation Coefficient Max DBZ Max VIL

Frames to Animate
5 10 20 50 100

Composite Reflectivity Base Reflectivity Base Velocity Differential Reflectivity Correlation Coefficient Max DBZ Max VIL
Composite Reflectivity Composite Reflectivity (AHSP) Max DBZ Max VIL

Frames to Animate
5 10 20 50 100

Composite Reflectivity Composite Reflectivity (AHSP) Max DBZ Max VIL
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ML CAPE SB CAPE MU CAPE Theta-e 2m Dewpoint 850 hPa Dewpoint 500 hPa Vorticity 300 hPa Wind Differential Divergence LI & PWAT Shear & SRH Crossover Guide*
RAP Cycle: 2023091514 UTC
Base Reflectivity & UD Helicity Echo Top Hailcast Control Most Unstable CAPE Multi-Layer Cloud Fraction Surface Wind Temperature & Dewpoint 300mb Wind 500mb Vorticity 850mb Theta-e
Rocky MH Red Deer Olds Calgary
Rocky MH Red Deer Olds Springbank
Rocky MH Red Deer Olds Calgary
Rocky MH Red Deer Olds Calgary
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity Vertical Velocity Hail (Ensemble Max) Hail (Ensemble Mean)
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity Vertical Velocity Hail (Ensemble Max) Hail (Ensemble Mean)

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Calgary Red Deer Rocky Mountain House Springbank Sundre High River Three Hills Ponoka Olds-Didsbury
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Most Unstable CAPE QPF (Regional) Surface Wind Temperature & Dew Point Simulated IR Satellite HRDPS Total Cloud Fraction Precipitation Rate Reflectivity* RDPS Total Cloud Fraction*
HRDPS Cycle: 2023092512 UTC
QPF Updraft Helicity
QPF Updraft Helicity
Day 3
QPF Updraft Helicity
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Base Reflectivity & UD Helicity Echo Top Multi-Layer Cloud Fraction MUCAPE Temperature & Dew Point
HIRESW Cycle: 20230925 12 UTC
Calgary Olds Red Deer Rocky MH
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity VIL
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity VIL
Day 3
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity VIL
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Base Reflectivity & UD Helicity Echo Top Multi-Layer Cloud Fraction MUCAPE Temperature & Dew Point
HIRESW Cycle: 20230925 12 UTC
Calgary Olds Red Deer Rocky MH
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity VIL
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity VIL
Day 3
QPF Echo Top Updraft Helicity VIL
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Calgary Olds Red Deer Rocky MH
NAM Cycle: 20230915 12 UTC
Calgary Olds Red Deer Rocky MH Sundre High River
3-hour QPF 500mb Absolute Vorticity Precipitable Water Surface Temp. Wind and Pressure Upper-Level Jet
Calgary Olds Red Deer Rocky MH
ECMWF Cycle: 20230915 12 UTC
3-hour QPF 500mb Absolute Vorticity Most Unstable CAPE Precipitable Water Surface Temp. Wind and Pressure Upper-Level Jet
Calgary Olds Red Deer
GFS Cycle: 20230915 12 UTC
12-hr Cape > 500 12-hr PoP
24hr Precip CAPE PWAT Gust Shear Temperature Dewpoint
24hr Precip CAPE PWAT Gust Shear Temperature Dewpoint
24hr Precip CAPE PWAT Gust Shear Temperature Dewpoint
24hr Precip CAPE PWAT Gust Shear Temperature Dewpoint
GEFS Cycle: 20240420 00 UTC
All available output hours
Control Ensemble Max Prob > 0.5cm Prob > 1.2cm Prob > 2.1cm Prob > 3.3cm
Daily maxima (12 UTC reset)
Control Ensemble Max Prob > 0.5cm Prob > 1.2cm Prob > 2.1cm Prob > 3.3cm
All available output hours
Control Ensemble Max
Daily maxima (12 UTC reset)
Control Ensemble Max
AHSP Calgary Olds-Didsbury Red Deer Rocky MH Edmonton Bowman
NAM Hailcast Cycle: 2023091018 UTC
All available output hours
Control Ensemble Max Prob > 0.5cm Prob > 1.2cm Prob > 2.1cm Prob > 3.3cm
Daily maxima (12 UTC reset)
Control Ensemble Max Prob > 0.5cm Prob > 1.2cm Prob > 2.1cm Prob > 3.3cm
All available output hours
Control Ensemble Max Prob > 0.5cm Prob > 1.2cm Prob > 2.1cm Prob > 3.3cm
Daily maxima (12 UTC reset)
Control Ensemble Max Prob > 0.5cm Prob > 1.2cm Prob > 2.1cm Prob > 3.3cm
AHSP Calgary Olds-Didsbury Red Deer Rocky MH Edmonton Bowman
SREF Hailcast Cycle: 2023092203 UTC

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SW Cam (Still) SW Cam (Loop)* NW Cam (Still) NW Cam (Loop)*
Carstairs (WSW) Still Carstairs (WSW) Timelapse* CYBW Grid CYQF Grid CYRM Grid Northeast Calgary (W-NW) Nose Hill Calgary (S-SE)
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Visible Longwave IR Sandwich Day Cloud Phase Night Microphysics
Visible Longwave IR Sandwich Day Cloud Phase Night Microphysics
Olds-Didsbury Weather Surface Observations (AWC) Surface Analysis (WPC) Surface Analysis (Nav Canada)
Calgary Red Deer Olds-Didsbury Rocky Mountain House

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WMI WRF AHSP 2023
WRF Version4.3.3
Vertical Levels45
PTOP50mb
DFIYes
Initial ConditionsRAP
Boundary ConditionsNAM (0,12,18Z), GFS (6Z)
BC Frequency3 hours
Horizontal Grid Resolution9km/3km (3:1 nest)
Nesting Feedback1-way
Boundary Layer Param.Yonsei
Cumulus Param.Multi-Scale KF / None
Land Surface ModelNOAH-MP
Microphysics Param.Morrison
Radiation Param. (SW/LW)RRTMG/RRTMG
TimestepAdaptive
WRF Output Frequency60/30 minutes