GFS Forecasts of Vertical Velocity and Precipitation

Issued: See Image Titles for Initial and Valid Times

Forecasts are issued by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (model documentation) and are presented as a set of nine panels: the analysis (0 hour forecast), 12 hour forecasts out to 72 hours, followed by 24 hour forecasts out to 120 hours.

Analysis

12 Hour Forecast

24 Hour Forecast

36 Hour Forecast

48 Hour Forecast

60 Hour Forecast

72 Hour Forecast

96 Hour Forecast

120 Hour Forecast

A key to the maps