WRF Real-Time Forecasts

There are a number of groups that are running WRF in real-time.

NCAR: currently running 2 configurations daily

36/12 km CONUS/Central US (or tropical storm domain) two-way nested run, 48 h fcst from 00 Z initialization from 40 km NAM grib data, mass coordinate. (old site)

Kain-Fritsch (new) convective parameterization
YSU PBL scheme
WSM 3-class (simple ice) microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
Noah land surface model
36 and 12 km grid lengths, 35 vertical levels, Time step 180/60 s

20 km CONUS, 72 h fcst from 00/12 Z initialization from 40 km NAM grib data, mass coordinate. (old site)

Kain-Fritsch (new) convective parameterization
YSU PBL scheme
WSM 3-class (simple ice) microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
Noah land surface model
22 km grid length, 28 vertical levels, Time step 120 s

3 km, Central US WRF forecast for 2009 convective season (May 1- June 30, 2009)

48 h forecast, 00/12 Z initialization from RUC 13 km data as initial condition and GFS forecast as boundary condition.

Thompson07 microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Goddard shortwave radiation
Noah land-surface model
MYJ PBL scheme
3 km grid length, 952x892 horizontal grid points, 35 vertical levels, model top at 65 mb.

NOAA/GSD

48 h WRF forecast for TAQ, 10 km (NE US), 00 and 12 Z initialization, mass model, more info...

WRF-RUC Verification

Kain-Fritsch (new) convective parameterization
MRF PBL scheme
NCEP 3-class (simple ice) microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
Smirnova-RUC land-surface parameterization
10 km grid length, 35 vertical levels

NOAA/NSSL

36 h, WRF 4 km forecast for sub-CONUS.

No convective parameterization
MYJ PBL scheme
WSM6 microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
Noah land-surface parameterization
4 km grid length, 35 vertical levels, time step 24 sec

NOAA/ESRL/GSD

24 h CONUS WRF-RUC runs, 00 and 12 UTC initialization

Grell convective parameterization
ETA TKE PBL scheme
NCEP 5-class (simple ice) microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
Smirnova-RUC land-surface parameterization
20 km grid length, 35 vertical levels

US Universities

University of Illinois real time WRF ensemble forecast at 18 or 12 km (midwest region), 72 - 120 h forecast, 00 and 12 UTC initialization. More info ...

Millersville University 25 km, east of Rocky's, 48 - 60 h, mass coordinate

KF cumulus scheme
NCEP3 microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
MRF PBL scheme
Thermal diffusion scheme

CAPS 27 km CONUS and 9 km central US, mass coordinate

Jackson State University 27 km, southeastern US, 36 h, mass coordinate

University of Washington 45 km ensemble Kalman Filter Forecast

NCEP/EMC HiResWindow forecasts 5.8 km, eastern, central, western US, and Alaska WRF forecasts, 48 h, mass coordinate

YSU PBL scheme
Ferrier microphysics
RRTM longwave radiation
Dudhia shortwave radiation
Noah land-surface model
5.8 km grid length, 35 vertical levels

WRF Forecast for Hawaii by Haleakala Weather Center

WRF Forecast by NWS at Sterling, Virginia. 4 km, 24 h forecast.

Overseas:

- WRF forecasts at the National Taiwan Normal University (45/15 km, southeastern Asia, 36 h)

- WRF forecasts for Mexico and Uruguary at the Unidad de Meteorologia, Instituto de Fisica.

- WRF forecasts for Europe at the National Observatory of Athens (click on "Europe: WRF forecasts" in left column).

- WRF forecasts for Italy by Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Lecce Section, Italy.

- WRF forecasts by Weather It Is, Israel. Click on 'About the WRF' on the Maps page for information.

- WRF forecasts by Slovenian Meteorological Amateur Research Team (in Slovenian).

- WRF forecasts by Institute of Astronomy and Meteorology of the University of Guadalara, Mexico.

- WRF forecasts by C-DAC, India.

- WRF forecasts at 5 km by Meteo Riccione, Italy.

- WRF forecast by Mexican Institude of Water Technology (IMTA).

- WRF forecast for Vietnam and Southeast Asia by AMI Environmental.

- WRF forecast for Indian region by the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory of India.