NOGAPS Operational Stratospheric Forecasts 

Code 7646, Middle Atmosphere Dynamics
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC


Click on the links below to view current NOGAPS 144-hour forecast loops of stratospheric conditions. Geopotential height (solid contours, in decameters) and temperature (color contours, Kelvin) are plotted on polar projections to 20 degrees latitude. Horizontal winds are plotted as vectors over CONUS, the Middle East (ME), and Far East (FE) regions. Winds over a floating region of interest (ROI) may also be available based on operational requirements. 

                         

  Forecasts initialized 20 December 2007  

Geop. Ht. & Temp. 

NH
Arctic Polar Vortex

SH
Antarctic Polar Vortex

30 mb

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50 mb

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70 mb

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  Forecasts initialized 20 December 2007
Horizontal winds (u,v)
 		CONUS
 ME
 FE
 		ROI
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These stratospheric forecasts are updated every 12 hours courtesy of the Global Modeling Section at NRL Monterey.

 Related Links
Code 7646 Middle Atmosphere Dynamics    

High-Altitude NOGAPS-ALPHA 

Code 7640 Upper Atmospheric Physics 

Revised 8/12/05. Questions or comments can be sent here.