Forecasting/Nowcasting Links and Situational Awareness for FIREX-AQ 2019

Satellite Imagery (Weather Focus):

·         College of DuPage Satellite Page: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/

·         NASA Satellite Imagery Page: https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/

·         CIRA/CSU/RAMMB SLIDER: http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/

·         SSEC Real Earth: http://re.ssec.wisc.edu/

·         NASA Worldview: https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/

·         Weathernerds Custom Satellite Viewer: https://www.weathernerds.org/satellite/

·         Tropicaltidbits Satellite Viewer: https://tropicaltidbits.com/sat/

Model Data (NWP):

·         Tropicaltibits Model Viewer: https://tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/

·         Weatherbell (requires login): http://models.weatherbell.com/

·         Pivotal Weather: https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php

·         Alicia Bentley GFS Maps: http://www.atmos.albany.edu/student/abentley/realtime.html

·         Tomer Burg’s Maps: http://www.atmos.albany.edu/student/tburg/analysis/

·         College of DuPage Model Page: https://weather.cod.edu/forecast/

·         Storm Prediction Center Mesoanalysis Page: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/

·         Storm Prediction Center HREF Viewer Page: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/href/

·         Weathernerds Model Viewer: https://www.weathernerds.org/models/

·         Weathermodels.com (requires login): https://weathermodels.com/

·         WxCharts: http://wxcharts.eu/

Analysis & Observation Data (Meteorology):

·         Mesowest Data: https://mesowest.utah.edu/index.html

·         RAL Real-Time Surface Maps: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/surface/

·         NWS Weather & Hazards Viewer: https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?obs=true

·         NWS Home Page: https://www.weather.gov/

Radar Data:

·         College of DuPage Radar Viewer: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/

·         National Weather Service Radar Viewer: https://www.weather.gov/Radar

·         Weathernerds Radar Viewer: https://www.weathernerds.org/radar/

Miscellaneous Weather:

·         Blitzortung Lightning Mapper: https://www.lightningmaps.org/

·         NASA SPORT: https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/sportPublishData.pl?dataset=goeseastglm

Fire Perimeters, Incident Information, and Satellite Fire Detections:

·         Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

·         Calfire: http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents

·         USFS Active Fire Mapping Program: https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/index.php

·         Fire Information for Resource Management System: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/

·         NWCG Interactive Hot-Spot Map:  https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/

·         GACC Northwest Large Fire Interactive Map:

·         https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/interactivemap/index.html?webmap=ed0a7dad32fe4848b20c6f91c74c79ea

·         NIFC: https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_main.html

o   National Wildland Fire Outlook:

https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htm

·         GACC: https://gacc.nifc.gov/

 

Information on Canadian Wildfires

·         Alberta:

o   Fire Map (works in chrome): https://esrd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0b85f87569974de196bf2c82c09e2cc5

o   Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertaWildfireInfo/

o   Forest Areas:

 https://wildfire.alberta.ca/resources/maps-data/documents/ForestAreas-Oct09-2018.pdf

·         British Columbia:

o   Main page: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/wildfire-situation

o   Interactive map:

https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a1e7b1ecb1514974a9ca00bdbfffa3b1%20%3Chttps://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a1e7b1ecb1514974a9ca00bdbfffa3b1%3E

·         Saskatchewan:

o   Main page:

https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/environment-public-health-and-safety/wildfire-in-saskatchewan

o   Interactive map: https://gisappl.saskatchewan.ca/Html5Ext/?viewer=wfmpublic

 

Aerosol Model Output:

·         RAP Smoke: https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/RAPsmoke/

·         HRRR Smoke: https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/HRRRsmoke/

·         NRL NAAPS: https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aerosol_web/

 

Air Quality/PM data:

·         Aerosol Watch (NOAA): https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/aq/AerosolWatch/

·         AirNow: https://www.airnow.gov/

·         EPA: https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data

·         Idaho Smoke Information: http://idsmoke.blogspot.com/

·         Idaho Satellite Smoke Analysis: https://arcg.is/1zfeqH

·         Idaho DEQ (ag burning): http://www.deq.idaho.gov/air-quality/burning/crop-residue-burning/

·         Montana PM2.5: http://svc.mt.gov/deq/todaysair/?source=mobilenav

 

FIREX-AQ Ground Observations (Chemistry/Aerosol):

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Map of FIREX-AQ ground sites:

FIREX.kmz (POC = Brent Holben, brent.n.holben@nasa.gov)