Composite Overlay Model Maps
Select a pre-defined region OR a map center location (4-digit ICAO ID or lat,lon) plus zoom factor, model, type composite variables, forecast time for map, current or previous model run, map size, and the type of page:

Region:	Model:	Composite Variables:	Forecast Time:	Model Run:	Map Size:	Web/Print:
New England Northeast Mid-Atlantic Southeast Midwest Southern Plains Northwest Southwest CONUS Alaska Hawaii Eastern Canada Western Canada Northern Canada Canada North America Central America South America Europe Asia Pakistan East Asia North Asia West Asia Southeast Asia Africa North Africa South Africa Middle East Australia New Zealand West Pacific Antarctica Arctic N. Hemisphere S. Hemisphere E. Hemisphere W. Hemisphere Global	RAP-CONUS NAM-CONUS NAM-Alaska GFS-CONUS GFS-Global UKMET-global	Precip/Seal Level Pressur (SLP) 1000mb Temp/SLP 1000mb Temp/SLP/1000mb Wind Barbs 10m AG Convergence/Streamlines 1000mb Rel Hum/Wind Barbs 850mb Temp/Height/Wind Barbs 700mb Temp/Height/Wind Barbs 700mb V. Velocity/Height/Wind Barbs 500mb Rel. Vort./Height/Wind Barbs 500mb Height/SLP 300 mb Wind Speed/Height/Wind Barbs 4-panel Surface Composite 4-panel Upper Air Composite	00 HR 01 HR 02 HR 03 HR 06 HR 09 HR 12 HR 15 HR 18 HR 21 HR 24 HR 27 HR 30 HR 33 HR 36 HR 39 HR 42 HR 45 HR 48 HR 51 HR 54 HR 57 HR 60 HR 66 HR 3 Day 78 HR 3.5 Day 90 HR 4 Day 102 HR 4.5 Day 114 HR 5day	Latest Previous	640x504 800x630 912x690 1024x806 1280x1024	Web Page Print Only

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Center Location:

Zoom Factor:

Zoom in x 90% Zoom in x 80% Zoom in x 70% Zoom in x 60% Zoom in x 50% Zoom in x 40% Zoom in x 30% Zoom in x 20% Zoom in x 10% No Zoom Zoom out x 10% Zoom out x 20% Zoom out x 30% Zoom out x 40% Zoom out x 50% Zoom out x 60% Zoom out x 70% Zoom out x 80% Zoom out x 90% Zoom out x 100% Zoom out x 125% Zoom out x 150% Zoom out x 175% Zoom out x 200% Zoom out x 250% Zoom out x 300% Zoom out x 350% Zoom out x 400%

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Notes:

• Not all options apply to every model. Blank maps or missing data result if the requested data are not available.
• If the "latest" model data option doesn't work, not all new model data may have been received. In which case, try the "previous" option.
• Model data is only kept for approximately 24 hours.
• NAM/WRF (CONUS & AK)
  • Model base times for CONUS are 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z.
  • Model base times for Alaska are 00Z and 12Z.
  • Forecasts for CONUS are at 3 hour intervals out to 60 hoursi for the 00Z and 12Z base time runs.
  • Forecasts for CONUS are at 3 hour intervals out to 48 hoursi for the 06Z and 18Z base time runs.
  • Forecasts for Alaska are at 6 hour intervals out to 60 hours.
  • New forecasts are generally available ~3-4 hours after model base time.
• GFS-US
  • Model base times are 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z.
  • Forecasts for North America every 6 hours out to 10 days at 6-hour forecast intervals.
  • New forecasts are generally available ~4-4.5 hours after base times.
• GFS-Global
  • Model base times are 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z.
  • Forecasts for all regions every 6 hours out at 6-hour forecast intervals out to 48 hours amd 12-hour intervals to 3 days.
  • New forecasts are generally available ~4-4.5 hours after base times.
• UKMET
  • Model base times are 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z.
  • Forecasts (only available for 12-Hour, 24-hour, & 36-hour forecast times) for all regions every 6 hours.
  • New forecasts are not available until ~4-5 hours after base times.
• RAP
  • Forecasts for CONUS US every 3 hours out to 12 hours for base times of 00Z plus every 3 hours.
  • Every interim hour, the model is run to produce 00-HR and 03-HR forecast updates.
  • New forecasts are generally available ~1-1.5 hours after base times.