NWS launches Warn-on-Forecast System Demonstration Project

When National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters wrestle with decisions about convective warnings, the pivotal moment often comes when radar and/or satellite imagery indicate that a threat, e.g. a tornado, large hail, strong winds, is imminent or already occurring. Prior to that moment, the available data may not instill enough confidence for the forecaster to pull […]

Advancements in Physics Parameterizations for Global Earth System Modeling at NOAA: Development of the GFSv17/GEFSv13/SFSv1 Physics Suite under the Unified Forecast System (UFS) Framework

Fanglin Yang1, Lisa Bengtsson2, Ligia Bernardet3 on behalf of the UFS physics developers. Editor: Krishna Kumar4 1 NOAA NCEP EMC, 2 NOAA ESRL PSL, 3 NOAA GSL, 4 EPIC Improving forecasts of extreme weather, such as heavy precipitation, severe storms, heatwaves, and other impactful weather, across various temporal/spatial scales, is of utmost importance for NOAA. Under […]