GIS in the National Weather Service

GIS in the National Weather Service

Jason M. StraubNational Weather Service Brownsville

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices

Internal Use:Radar Operations Center: Wind Turbine Impacts to Doppler Weather RadarGIS use in screening and analyzing wind farm interaction with WSR-88D.

NOAA: National Weather ServiceInternal Use: Situation Awareness DisplaysPastPresent

Google Earth Pro

Publicly available datawww.weather.gov/gisThe National Weather Services repository for Shapefile and KML datawater.weather.govDaily precipitation shapefile

ShapefilesWeather WarningsFlash flood and precipitation guidanceHurricane tracks and storm surge, and past hurricane tracksSevere weather reports databaseSevere weather report database

KMLNWS radarSingle image or loopsMultiple radars/nationwide imageryNumerous products (radar, velocity, accumulated precip) Current Weather Watches and WarningsAutomatically updatedProvides the text product associated with the advisory

KMLLocal point forecastProvides the graphical forecast for any point in the continental U.S.

KMLHurricane dataPast tropical cyclone tracksTropical cyclone forecast models

Coming SoonDaily High/Low/Precipitation

Hourly observations

Any Questions??

Jason M. StraubMeteorologistNational Weather Service, Brownsvillejason.straub@noaa.gov