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| Forecasters at the National Weather Service are
using the Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS) to
create a whole new suite of forecast products. For more information, look
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National
Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) |
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The demand for more detailed forecast information is
increasing. The Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS) is
helping the National Weather Service meet these demands, with the
capability to create a powerful set of forecast grids. |
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| Each grid is like a package containing weather
information (i.e. temperature, wind, cloud cover, precipitation, etc) for
a small area. When put together like pieces of a puzzle, these grids make
up the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD). The NDFD has a world of
possibilities, with small scale or larger scale products made available in
both text and graphical formats.
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Graphical
Forecast |
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| Graphical forecasts are generated through the NDFD for
each National Weather Service County Warning Area (CWA)...including the
Little Rock CWA (as shown to right). |
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| In the picture: A probability
of precipitation (POP) graphic for the Little Rock County Warning Area (CWA). |
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When put together (as a mosaic), the graphics for the National Weather Service
CWAs (122 of them) become a seamless national graphical forecast.
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