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Parmeter Units Name Level


Best (4-layer) lifted index

K

4LFTX


180-0 mb above gnd


Absolute vorticity

/s

ABSV


250 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, 850 mb, 1000 mb


Convective precipitation

kg/m^2

ACPCP


sfc


Total precipitation

kg/m^2

APCP


sfc


Convective Avail. Pot. Energy

J/kg

CAPE


sfc, 90-0 mb above gnd, 180-0 mb above gnd


Categorical freezing rain

yes=1,no=0

CFRZR


sfc


Categorical ice pellets

yes=1,no=0

CICEP


sfc


Convective inhibition

J/kg

CIN


sfc, 90-0 mb above gnd, 180-0 mb above gnd


Categorical rain

yes=1,no=0

CRAIN


sfc


Categorical snow

yes=1,no=0

CSNOW


sfc


Downward short wave flux

W/m^2

DSWRF


sfc


Friction velocity

m/s

FRICV


sfc


Geopotential height

gpm

HGT


sfc


Storm relative helicity

m^2/s^2

HLCY


1000-0 m above gnd, 3000-0 m above gnd


Land cover (land=1,sea=0)

fraction

LAND


sfc


Surface lifted index

K

LFTX


500-1000 mb


Mean sea level pressure (ETA model)

Pa

MSLET


MSL


Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa)

K

PLI


30-0 mb above gnd


Pressure

Pa

PRES


sfc


Pressure reduced to MSL

Pa

PRMSL


MSL


Precipitable water

kg/m^2

PWAT


atmos col


Relative humidity

%

RH


2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd


Surface roughness

m

SFCR


sfc


Total cloud cover

%

TCDC


atmos col


Temp.

K

TMP


2 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd


u wind

m/s

UGRD


10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd


u-component of storm motion

m/s

USTM


6000-0 m above gnd


v wind

m/s

VGRD


10 m above gnd, 30-0 mb above gnd, 60-30 mb above gnd, 90-60 mb above gnd, 120-90 mb above gnd, 150-120 mb above gnd


Visibility

m

VIS


sfc


v-component of storm motion

m/s

VSTM


6000-0 m above gnd


Accum. snow

kg/m^2

WEASD


sfc