NOAA National Blend of Models Parallel - Guam

Accumulated precipitation represents the total water-equivalent amount of rain and snow during the output period. It is a primary field for hydrologic impacts and event totals.

• Units: kg/m^2.
• Use with the model time interval to interpret totals and compare to gauges.

Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) quantifies buoyant energy available to rising air parcels. Larger values generally imply stronger potential updrafts and greater convective intensity.

• Units: J/kg.
• Often used with CIN and lifting mechanisms to assess thunderstorm potential.

Ceiling height is the altitude of the lowest cloud base that covers a significant portion of the sky. It is a key aviation and surface-visibility metric.

• Units: m.

Dew point temperature is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated. It is a direct measure of moisture content.

• Units: K.
• When dew point is close to air temperature, fog or low cloud potential increases.

Wind gust is the peak short-duration wind speed. It captures brief, hazardous bursts that can exceed sustained winds.

• Units: m/s.

Hourly maximum simulated reflectivity at 1 km AGL captures the strongest modeled reflectivity near the surface. It is used to identify peak convective intensity and heavy precipitation cores.

• Units: dBZ.

Maximum relative humidity is the highest RH reached during the period. It can indicate peak cloud or fog potential.

• Units: percent.
• Higher values indicate more atmospheric moisture and greater cloud or precip potential.

Minimum relative humidity is the lowest RH reached during the period. It is used in fire‑weather and drying assessments.

• Units: percent.
• Higher values indicate more atmospheric moisture and greater cloud or precip potential.

Precipitable water is the total column water vapor from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. It is a key moisture indicator.

• Units: kg/m^2.

Predominant weather encodes the most likely weather type for the grid cell and valid period. It is used for compact categorical weather guidance such as rain, snow, ice, fog, or thunder-related outcomes.

• Units: coded.
• Code meanings depend on the model or product's weather-category mapping.

Echo top height is the altitude of the highest reflectivity in the column. It is a proxy for storm depth and convective vigor.

• Units: m.

Relative humidity describes how close the air is to saturation at the specified level. High values favor cloud formation.

• Units: percent.
• Higher values indicate more atmospheric moisture and greater cloud or precip potential.

Total cloud cover is the fraction of the grid cell covered by clouds at any level. It influences radiation, temperature, and visibility.

• Units: percent.
• Cloud fraction influences surface radiation and temperature.

Maximum temperature is the highest temperature reached during the output period. It is commonly used for heat stress and daily extremes.

• Units: K.

Minimum temperature is the lowest temperature reached during the output period. It is commonly used for frost and cold-stress assessment.

• Units: K.

Air temperature is the thermal state of the atmosphere at the specified level. It influences density, stability, and energy exchange.

• Units: K.

Total precipitable water transport direction is the direction of column‑integrated moisture flux. It indicates moisture transport pathways.

• Units: degrees.

Total precipitable water transport speed is the magnitude of column‑integrated moisture transport. It highlights atmospheric river strength.

• Units: m/s.

Vertically‑integrated liquid water is the total column liquid water content. It is used as a proxy for precipitation intensity and hail potential.

• Units: kg/m^2.

Horizontal visibility at the surface. Lower values indicate reduced visibility due to fog, precipitation, or aerosols.

• Units: m.

Wind direction indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing at the specified level.

• Units: degrees.

Wet bulb globe temperature combines temperature, humidity, radiation, and wind effects into a single heat-stress metric. It is commonly used for outdoor exposure and occupational heat-risk assessment.

• Units: K.
• Use it as a composite heat-stress indicator rather than a standard air-temperature field.

Wind speed is the magnitude of the horizontal wind at the specified level. It is used for transport, mixing, and hazards.

• Units: m/s.