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Forecasted Weather Layers of temperature, precipitation, flooding, high winds, high waves, and wildfire/drought hazards for the U.S. through 14 days |
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Forecasted Weather Layers of temperature, precipitation, flooding, high winds, high waves, and wildfire/drought hazards for the U.S. through 14 days |
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<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span style='font-weight:bold;'>The CPC Weather Hazards Web Service </span><span>consist of Forecasted US Weather Hazard Outlooks for 3-14 days. The Day 3-7 United States Hazards Outlook product depicts possible impending weather-related hazards during the medium range period. The hazard areas are based off of products issued from the Weather Prediction Center(WPC), the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), the Climate Prediction Center(CPC), along with medium range numerical model guidance. The intended audience forth is product includes emergency managers, weather forecasters, planners and managers in the public and private sectors, as well as the general public. The Hazards Outlook was originally a Climate Prediction Center product, but WPC assumed responsibility for the product beginning in early 2019. CPC still issue the hazards chart for the 8 to 14 day period (at:</span><a href='https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/products/predictions/threats/threats.php' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php</span></a><span>).</span></p><p><span>The forecast graphic is accompanied by a narrative discussion, which describes the meteorological features that are associated with the depicted hazards.<p><span style='font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt'>Update Frequency</span></p> The graphic, discussion and data are updated once per day and are available by 3:30pm EST/4:30pm EDT Monday through Friday only. At the current time, this product is not issued on the weekends so please note that the information on the web page over the weekend may be out of date.</span></p><p><span style='font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt'>Hazard Criteria Chart</span></p><table style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:5.50016pt' cellspacing='0'><tr style='height:24pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 6pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Hazard</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 6pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Criteria</p></td></tr><tr style='height:105pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Heavy Rain</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excessive_rainfall_outlook_ero.php' style=' color: black; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11pt;' target='_blank'>WPC Medium Range Marginal/Slight Risk </a><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excessive_rainfall_outlook_ero.php' target='_blank'>Excessive Rainfall</a>l <u>Outlook</u> <span style=' color: #000;'>(ERO Days 4-5, hazards days 3-4).</span></p><p style='padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Internal experimental Marginal/Slight Risk Excessive Rainfall Outlook first guess (EXP Days 6-8, hazards days 5-7).</p><p style='text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><br /></p><p style='padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Alaska: Variable thresholds based on season, geographic region, and duration</p></td></tr><tr style='height:78pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Heavy Snow</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>40% probability of Moderate snow-related Impacts based on WPC’s Experimental <span>Probabilistic Winter Storm Severity Index</span></p><p style='text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><br /></p><p style='padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Alaska: Variable thresholds based on season, geographic region, and duration</p></td></tr><tr style='height:64pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Heavy Precipitation</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 6pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Used when both heavy rain and snow criteria are met, or when there is precipitation type uncertainty but either type would meet the criteria if it were to occur. Often used for West Coast Atmospheric River events.</p></td></tr><tr style='height:37pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Freezing Rain</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>40% probability of moderate ice-related impacts based on WPC’s Experimental <span>Probabilistic Winter Storm Severity Index</span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:77pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Hazardous Heat</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>40% probability of exceeding widespread NWS Heat Advisory criteria</p><p style='text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><br /></p><p style='padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Alaska: High temperature thresholds ranging between 70-90 degrees during the Summer months</p></td></tr><tr style='height:38pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 6pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Hazardous Cold</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 6pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>40% probability of exceeding widespread upcoming NWS Cold Weather Advisory criteria</p></td></tr><tr style='height:37pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Rapid Onset Drought</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>(1) Abnormal dryness (D0) or drought-free conditions, as depicted in the U.S. Drought Monitor (<a href='https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu' target='_blank'>https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu</a>) <br />(2) Soil moisture below the 30th percentile <br />(3) 7-day positive temperature anomalies from the NDFD,<br />  especially if a period of extreme heat is possible <br />(4) Negative 7-day precipitation anomalies or no precipitation forecast from the WPC <br />   anomalies from the WPC <br />(5) Warm and/or dry conditions favored in the Week 2 Outlooks from the CPC</p></td></tr><tr style='height:37pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Frost/Freeze</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;padding-right: 10pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>40% probability of low temperatures < 36 (frost) or < 32 (freeze) during transition seasons</p></td></tr><tr style='height:64pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>High Winds</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>40% probability of gusts greater than 55 mph (48 knots)</p><p style='text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><br /></p><p style='padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Alaska: Variable thresholds between 40 - 55 knots based on geographic region</p></td></tr><tr style='height:24pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Significant Waves</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Greater than 20 foot waves along coast or nearby waters</p></td></tr><tr style='height:37pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Severe Thunderstorms</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'><a href='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/day4-8/' style=' color: black; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11pt;' target='_blank'>Based on </a><a href='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/day4-8/' target='_blank'>Storm Prediction </a>Center<span> </span><span>medium range severe weather outlooks of 15% or greater</span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:24pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Drought</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><a href='https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/' style=' color: black; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11pt;' target='_blank'>Areas at or above D2 on the </a><a href='https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/' target='_blank'>U.S. Drought Monitor</a></p></td></tr><tr style='height:37pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;padding-right: 3pt;text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 107%;text-align: left;'>Flooding likely, possible, or occurring</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html' style=' color: black; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11pt;' target='_blank'>WPC </a><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html' target='_blank'>Flood Outlook</a></p></td></tr><tr style='height:24pt'><td style='width:124pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 4pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'>Critical Wildfire Risk</p></td><td style='width:346pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1pt'><p style='padding-top: 5pt;padding-left: 5pt;text-indent: 0pt;text-align: left;'><a href='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/fire_wx/' style=' color: black; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11pt;' target='_blank'>SPC medium range </a><a href='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/fire_wx/' target='_blank'>fire weather outlooks</a></p></td></tr></table><p><span /></p><p><span /></p><p><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Links to data download (shapefiles):</span></p><p><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/threats/final/Prcp_D3-7.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/final/Prcp_D3-7.zip</span></a></p><p><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/threats/final/Temp_D3-7.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/final/Temp_D3-7.zip</span></a></p><p><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/threats/final/Soils_D3-7.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/final/Soils_D3-7.zip</span></a></p><p><a href='https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/threats/final/Wildfires_D3-7.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/final/Wildfires_D3-7.zip</span></a></p><p><a href='https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/products/predictions/threats/Prcp_D8-14.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/Prcp_D8-14.zip</span></a></p><p><a href='https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/products/predictions/threats/Temp_D8-14.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/Temp_D8-14.zip</span></a></p><p><a href='https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov:443/products/predictions/threats/Soils_D8-14.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/Soils_D8-14.zip</span></a></p><p><span /></p><p><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Link to </span><a href='https://www.weather.gov:443/gis/IDP-GISRestMetadata' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'>metadata</span></a></p><p><span /></p><p><span>Questions/Concerns about the service, please contact the </span><a href='mailto:nws.mapservices@noaa.gov:25' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>DISS GIS </span></a>team.</p><p><span /></p><p><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Time Information:</span></p><p><span>This service is not time enabled</span></p></div></div></div> |
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