| Below you will find a link to the mesoscale
model currently being run at the NWS office in Buffalo, NY. The
model is used in a research and operational mode to aid in the
prediction of small (or meso) scale weather events that are common to our
area. These include, but are not limited to, conditions such as lake
effect snow storms, lake and land breezes and orographic enhancement.
For those who are used to getting the MM5 model, it has been replaced by the Weather Research
and Forecasting (WRF) model. Let us know your comments and suggestions. Currently the WRF model is being heavily tested. There are changes being made that may impact overall model availability. This could also include the shortening of the model run duration below the posted 36 hours. |
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)
| Domain | Most of the Great Lakes Region |
| Grid Spacing | 6km |
| Model Duration Time | 36 hours max |
| Model Output Time Increment | 1-hour time increment |
| Initialization Fields | 12km ETA 6-hour grids (ETA218 Tiles) |
| Convective Parameterization Scheme | Grid Scale - No convective parameterization |
| Workstation | 2.0 Ghz dual processor on LINUX |
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Contact Thomas Niziol with questions about mesoscale modeling at NWS Buffalo. |
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