Experimental NAM and GFS Banding Diagnostics

Note: The NAM output is hourly through 36hr and then 3-hourly thereafter.
Note2: The new GFS fields use spherepak routines for the geostrophic wind and will have far less topographic contamination compared to the NAM.

Please note that these products are experimental and not official forecasts.
For official forecasts in the U.S., please refer to the National Weather Service.

Newest run for each model in GREEN. Oldest run for each model in RED.


FieldModel
Run
USA Region
Saturated, Symmetrically Unstable Depth NAM 2025061200 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061206 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061212 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061218 NE SE NC SC NW SW
GFS 2025061200 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061206 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061212 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061218 NE SE NC SC NW SW
900-500mb Vertically averaged frontogenesis NAM 2025061200 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061206 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061212 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061218 NE SE NC SC NW SW
GFS 2025061200 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061206 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061212 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061218 NE SE NC SC NW SW
800-600mb Vertically averaged frontogenesis NAM 2025061200 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061206 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061212 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061218 NE SE NC SC NW SW
GFS 2025061200 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061206 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061212 NE SE NC SC NW SW
2025061218 NE SE NC SC NW SW

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Bob Hart, FSU
David Novak, WPC
Walt Drag, NWS PHI
Rich Grumm, NWS CTP

Last Updated: Fri Jun 13 01:00:01 UTC 2025