| Observations Acquired for AMPS Real-Time Forecasts |
| Type | Form | Source | Approx. |
| availability | |||
| Surface | METAR | LDM | < .5 h |
| SYNOP | LDM | < .5 h | |
| SHIP | LDM | 1.5-2 h | |
| BUOY | LDM | 1.5-2 h | |
| AWS | ftp | < 4 h | |
| (Wisc.) |
| Upper-air | RAOB | LDM | 1.5 h |
| PIBAL | LDM | 1.5 h |
| Aircraft | MDCRS | LDM | 1-1.5 h |
| AMDAR | LDM | 1-1.5 h | |
| PIREP | LDM | 1-1.5 h | |
| AIREP |
| Satellite | SATOB | LDM | 2 h |
| SATEM | LDM | 2 h | |
| MODIS | ftp (Wisc.) | 3-4 h | |
| GPS Radio Occultations | COSMIC | ||
| GEOAMV | |||
| PolarAMV | |||
| AMSU-A Radiances | ftp |