• MPP MM5 V3.7.0: 18 and 6km resolution, Forecast length: 120, and 54hr.
• Domain with terrain
• Mixed phase precipitation (Reisner), Kain-Fritsch CPS, Mellor-Yamada PBL, Shallow Convection, NOAH LSM
• Initialization Conditions: a) 0.5° GFS Analysis b) Merger of 0.5° GFS/0.16° GFDL domains
• External Boundary Conditions: 0.5° GFS Forecast from previous GFS run
• SST: NCEP 0.083° RTG (Real-Time-Global Daily SST), fixed for duration of forecast

Software/Hardware Configuration:

• CentOS 4.6 Linux
• Intel 10.1 Compiler
• 36-45 2.8Ghz+ processors among numerous machines.

Model Schedule:
                                         0000UTC Run    1200UTC Run  
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Preprocessors for GFS IC & BCs begin       0515UTC       1715UTC   
Preprocessors for GFDL ICs begin           0530UTC       1730UTC   
Model integration begins                   0545UTC       1745UTC  
024hr 18km forecast available              0700UTC       1900UTC  
048hr 18km forecast available              0815UTC       2015UTC  
072hr 18km forecast available              0930UTC       2130UTC  
096hr 18km forecast available              1045UTC       2245UTC  
120hr 18km forecast available              1200UTC       0000UTC  
024hr  6km forecast available              1330UTC       0130UTC 
036hr  6km forecast available              1500UTC       0300UTC 
048hr  6km forecast available              1630UTC       0430UTC 
054hr  6km forecast available              1700UTC       0500UTC 
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Notes:

• The plotted graphics do not show the entire model domain.
• Graphics will update as each 3hr forecast file is available.
• No, we cannot start the model any earlier. We rely upon the GFS analysis to start the model and that is not made available from NCEP until T+3.5hr.
• Please realize that this run is done completely as a volunteer contribution. We are not funded to do modeling, and we are simply using otherwise-funded resources that are available (primarily during nighttime) through other projects.