MET OFFICE (UK) CHARTS

DT
Charts produced by the NMC Met Office, Exeter
available via http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/~....... (all in tiff format)
00Z
Analysis
T+24
T+36
T+48
T+60
T+72
T+84*
06Z
Analysis
T+24
  
12Z
Analysis
T+24
T+36
T+48
T+60
T+72
T+96
T+120
– 
18Z
Analysis
T+24
   
*Charts based on 0000UTC data but verify at 1200UTC

Note:
Latest analyses usually available by HH+3, and the 24-hour forecast by HH+4
the T+36/T+48 usually available by HH+5, the T+72/84 by HH+8
and the T+96/120 by HH+11
But always check the validity time on the chart.

UK Met Office Exeter – Analyses and Forecast MSLP Charts

The forecaster adjusted analyses and forecast surface charts issued by the Met Office in the UK are available via the  UK Wx Inf server  or direct via the NWS http server (see table above). Charts on the NWS servers are the latest received on the GTS. The UK Weather Information site converts the charts to 'gif' and 'png' format and again hosts the lastest issues of the charts. The site also maintains a rolling 24 hours of the charts in 'tif' format. Please note that the charts on the UK Weather Information site are grabbed from the NWS servers at specific times. Therefore there will be occasions when there has been a delay in the chart arriving on the NWS server and accordingly the chart is a previous issue - so always check the date and the time.

The charts are also available via FTP e-mail courtesy of the NWS in Washington. If accessing these products in the marine environment the products are some 80kB which are quite large files for access via satellite communication services.

For charts via USAFE Sembach click here. Charts on the Sembach server (pressure and ppn) are based on the UK Met Office Model.

The UK Met Office charts are also available via several other sites including the Wetter3 web site (links to individual charts may be found on the models page of this site).

 
NWS Washington
Charts via the UK Weather Information site
Chart
Via http
Latest chart available
Data time
GIF format
PNG format 
Analysis
PPVA89
0000
0600
1200
1800
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+24
PPVE89
0000
0600
1200
 1800 
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+36
PPVG89
0000
1200
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+48
PPVI89
0000
1200 
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+60
PPVJ89
0000
1200
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+72
PPVK89
0000
1200
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+84*
PPVL89
0000
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+96*
PPVM89
1200 
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG
T+120*
PPVO89
1200
LATEST GIF
LATEST PNG

*Note that the Medium-range charts (T+84, 96 and 120) all verify at 1200UTC.
The T+96/120 are based on midday data (issued in the late evening, normally available on th UK Weather Information site after 2325UTC)
The T+84 is based on midnight data and available on the UK Weather Information Site after 0930UTC.


This table updated on 10 April 2008
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